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• [Video] Maine nonprofit seeks volunteers to help find products containing PFAS

  News

  8 May 2026 | News Center Maine

  Defend Our Health has coordinated with the Maine Department of Public Health to send volunteers into stores to verify that products, such as cookware, do not contain PFAS.

• Phase out ‘forever chemicals’ in cookware and school uniforms, MPs urge in warning on PFAS pollution

  Policy

  27 Apr 2026

  The Committee also calls for the Government to take a stronger approach to regulating PFAS, to ensure that those who pollute waterways and soil pay for it to be cleaned up, establish a national fund for remediation and invest in technologies to destroy these chemicals safely.

• Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urge

  News

  27 Apr 2026 | BBC

  A group of Parliament Members has now called for a complete ban on their use, unless manufacturers can demonstrate they are either essential for their product or there is no alternative chemical.

• [Public Comment] Consultation on the SEAC draft opinion on restricting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – Guidance for respondents

  Policy

  30 Mar 2026

  This second public consultation will differ from the first by focusing only on uses, derogations, and alternatives, using a survey format with limited space for responses and no attachments, and reflecting SEAC’s detailed evaluation of only the 14 sectors included in the original 2023 restriction proposal due to time constraints.

• Integrating target, nontarget analysis with machine learning to illuminate PFAS characteristics and health risks in Chinese cosmetics

  Science

  7 Mar 2026 | Environ Pollut

  Analysis of commonly used Chinese cosmetics including face creams, lotions, sunscreen, mascara, eyeshadow, foundation, antiperspirant, shampoo, and facial wash detected multiple PFAS, including PFOA, PFNA, PFBS, PFHxS, and fluorotelomer sulfonates, with risk estimates suggesting dermal exposure from some items may exceed Texas safety thresholds.

• Worried about forever chemicals? There's 1 simple trick that will immediately reduce your exposure

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  27 Feb 2026 | HuffPost

  “One of the things that I like to recommend since it’s just so easy, is that washing your hands before you eat can greatly reduce chemical exposures in your body since things like flame retardants and other things stick to dust — they get on our hands or whatnot,” Stoiber said.

• FDA reports over 50 PFAS ingredients intentionally added to 1,700 personal care products

  News

  15 Jan 2026 | EWG

  The FDA did flag one PFAS chemical, perfluorohexylethyl triethoxysilane, as a potential safety concern in body lotion when used at the highest reported concentration, based on an animal study showing nervous system impacts.

• FDA’s Assessment and Report on the Use of PFAS in Cosmetic Products

  Policy

  29 Dec 2025

  The FDA’s assessment underscores significant data gaps for PFAS used in cosmetic products, including limited data on use level, lack of dermal and oral absorption data, and mechanistic information, as well as the absence of dermal toxicity data.

• Washington adopts new PFAS protections to safeguard public health and prevent pollution

  Policy

  21 Nov 2025

  For each product category, Ecology had the option to restrict PFAS, require reporting, or take no action based on the availability of safer solutions.

• Beauty products raise concerns over chemical exposure risks

  News

  27 Aug 2025 | Chemistry World

  A recent survey in the US shows the average adult uses 12 personal care products a day – an increase from the nine products used in 2004. And as we apply more products, the question of what exactly is in them is being raised more often.

• Decorative cosmetics and skin care products contribute significantly to short-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylates exposure

  Science

  5 Jun 2025 | J Hazard Mater

  Tests on 3-D human skin models show that decorative cosmetics and skin-care products permit short-chain PFAS, such as by PFBA, to pass through skin efficiently, pushing daily intakes up to about 0.8 ng per kilogram of body weight and making dermal contact responsible for roughly 40 % of total PFOA exposure among regular users, findings that strengthen the case for tighter limits on PFAS in personal-care items.

• PFAS ban on everyday household items passes IL Senate

  Policy

  30 May 2025

  This plan would ban PFAS from being added to cosmetics, dental floss, children items and toys, menstrual products, underwear and more. State Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Lake Forest) said Illinois will lead the way in banning these products.

• Oregon moves to regulate harmful ‘forever chemicals’

  Policy

  2 Apr 2025

  Oregon’s list of regulated hazardous substances is getting its first update in nearly two decades with the addition of six “forever chemicals” known to harm human health.

• Makeup, fragrance and hair dye use in pregnancy leads to more PFAS in breast milk – study

  News

  23 Nov 2024 | The Guardian

  Higher usage of personal care products among pregnant or nursing women leads to higher levels of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” in their blood and breast milk, new research shows, presenting a serious health threat to developing children.

• Using personal care products during and after pregnancy can increase exposure to toxic chemicals

  News

  11 Nov 2024 | Brown University

  An analysis by Brown University researchers found an association between the use of personal care products, such as hair spray and nail polish, and concentrations of PFAS in people who were pregnant or lactating.