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Newsom Signs Laws Banning ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Children’s Products, Food Packaging
News
5 Oct 2021 | The Hill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed two laws on Tuesday banning the use of toxic “forever chemicals” in children’s products and disposable food packaging.
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If You Purchased Kroger Simple Truth Branded Disposable Plates, Bowls, and/or Platters a Class Action Settlement May Affect You
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9 Sep 2021 | PR Newswire
The lawsuit alleged that the products contain PFAS.
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Pleasanton Council Approves Water Rate Hikes for PFAS Treatment Funding Plan
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8 Sep 2021 | Pleasanton Weekly
City officials are currently proceeding with the estimated $46 million project's final design to address the detection of PFAS in the city's wells.
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[Press Release] California Leaders Approve Bill to Ban PFAS in Paper-Based Food Packaging
News
7 Sep 2021 | NRDC
AB 1200 will also require disclosure for use of toxic chemicals in cookware
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Associations between polyfluoroalkyl substance and organophosphate flame retardant exposures and telomere length in a cohort of women firefighters and office workers in San Francisco
Science
7 Sep 2021 | Environ Health
Positive associations between PFAS and telomere length in women workers, with larger effects seen among firefighters as compared to office workers.
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Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contaminate Indoor Air at Worrying Levels, Study Finds
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31 Aug 2021 | The Guardian
Food and water were thought to be the main ways humans are exposed to PFAS, but the study findings suggest that breathing probably represents a third significant exposure route.
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PFAS State Snapshot: California PFAS Regulation
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27 Aug 2021 | JD Supra
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has proposed public health goals of 0.007 ppt for PFOA and 1 ppt for PFOS in drinking water.
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Orange County Receives $131M WIFIA Loan for PFAS
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26 Aug 2021 | Water World
Thirty-five PFAS treatment systems for 59 impacted wells operated by 11 cities and retail water districts within OCWD’s service area are being designed, permitted, and constructed within two years.
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California Chamber of Commerce Drops Resistance to Potential PFAS Restrictions
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26 Aug 2021 | ENHESA
The California Chamber of Commerce and other industry groups have dropped their opposition to a pair of bills to ban PFAS in children’s items and food contact materials, boosting the measures’ chances of becoming law.
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[Blog] CA PFAS Pollution Widespread in Disadvantaged Communities
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17 Aug 2021 | NDRC
NRDC’s new analysis of California’s drinking water testing for PFAS reveals widespread PFAS pollution in the state, particularly in communities that are already overburdened by multiple sources of pollution.
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United States: PFAS Consumer Products Regulation
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13 Aug 2021 | Mondaq
An overview of enacted and proposed PFAS state laws and regulations.
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OEHHA Releases Long-Awaited Proposed Public Health Goals for PFOA and PFOS
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23 Jul 2021 | JD Surpa
The draft goals identified by OEHHA are 0.007 parts per trillion (ppt) for PFOA to address concerns based on kidney cancer in humans associated with exposure to PFOA and 1 ppt for PFOS to address concerns related to liver and pancreatic tumors in laboratory animals associated with exposure to PFOS.
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Mixture effects of prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and polybrominated diphenyl ethers on maternal and newborn telomere length.
Science
30 Jun 2021 | Environ Health
PFAS and PBDEs may be positively associated with newborn telomere length which can be associated with developmental issues.
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Massachusetts and California Bills Target PFAS in Cookware
Policy
29 Jun 2021
Massachusetts and California have pending bills that would impact the use of PFAS in cookware.
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California expands review of PFOS, PFOA to include cancer risk
News
17 May 2021 | JD Supra
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is expanding its review of potential substances to add to its Proposition 65 list of chemicals that cause cancer. This includes PFOA, PFOS with PFDA, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFUnDA next.