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New Colorado law will ban sales of dental floss, clothes, & other household products containing toxic "forever chemicals"
Policy
24 Jun 2024
Here's how the law will work: starting in 2026, the sale of certain cleaning products, cookware, dental floss, menstruation products, and ski wax that contain PFAS will be banned.
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France just banned PFAS. Here’s why the U.S. hasn’t.
Policy
22 Feb 2025
The French Parliament has approved a landmark ban on using “forever chemicals” in common products including cosmetics, ski wax and clothing, a move that could reverberate beyond its borders.
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Maine Board Approves Motion to Adopt Rule on PFAS in Products; CUU Proposals for Products Prohibited as of January 1, 2026, Are Due June 1, 2025
Policy
11 Apr 2025
Under the approved rule, CUU requests for products scheduled to be prohibited January 1, 2026, are due June 1, 2025. The products containing intentionally added PFAS that are scheduled to be prohibited include: cleaning products; cookware; cosmetics; and others.
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How toxic ‘forever chemicals’ made their way into your food
News
14 Jul 2019 | The Hill
While the use of clean human or animal waste for fertilizing fields is logical and ecologically sensible, spreading sludge known to be contaminated with chemicals that don’t break down and are absorbed by plants and farm animals is not.
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[Webinar] New rulemaking aims to reduce “forever chemicals” in consumer products
Events
25 Sep 2024
The Washington Department of Ecology is holding a hearing to gather public comments on draft PFAS rule-making.
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EPA finalizes PFOA imports rule
News
24 Jun 2020 | Politico
The rule, issued under the Toxic Substances Control Act, is largely aimed at closing loopholes rather than enacting major new changes.
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Cosmetics, cellphones, guitar strings: where we found 'forever chemicals'
News
14 Dec 2020 | The Guardian
Altogether, we found PFAS in more than 200 use categories. We already knew about PFAS in fire-fighting foams, refrigerants, lithium-ion batteries, carpets, waterproof fabrics, ski waxes, fast-food paper and board containers, muffin forms, popcorn bags, and dental floss.
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Forever chemicals on the ski trail: A conversation with Gail Carlson
News
9 Mar 2021 | Edge Effects
A new study in Chemosphere is the first to evaluate the occurrence, persistence, and mobility of PFAS at an area used for ski racing in the United States.
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House unanimously approves ban on toxic PFAS chemicals in consumer products
News
4 May 2021 | VTDigger
If enacted, this legislation would make Vermont the first state to ban PFAS chemicals from ski waxes. PFAS would also be banned in fire-extinguishing foam, food packaging, and rugs and carpets.
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[Press Release] Vermont Governor signs first-in-nation restrictions on toxic PFAS chemicals
News
19 May 2021 | Safer States
The bill bans PFAS chemicals from firefighting foam, food packaging, ski wax, and carpets, rugs, and stain-resistant treatments.
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Vermont governor signs restrictions on PFAS 'forever chemicals'
News
20 May 2021 | The Hill
The bill bans the chemicals from firefighting foam, food packaging, and ski wax, as well as carpets, rugs, and stain-resistant treatments.
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[Blog] Why is nobody talking about outdoor gear's PFAS problem at Snow Show?
News
4 Feb 2022 | U.S. PIRG
The outdoor industry prides itself on promoting healthy living and active lifestyles; many outdoor brands fail to phase PFAS out of their supply chains and products.
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Ski wax industry giving ‘forever chemicals’ the boot
News
23 Feb 2022 | Boise State Public Radio News
On a recent unseasonably warm February day, Straubhar said it had been a few years since he first heard that PFAS was a problem in high-end ski waxes. He said “fluorinated” or PFAS additives had been in some form or another for decades.