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Maine senators want FDA standards for PFAS in drinking water
News
6 Jun 2021 | WPTV
Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King have joined colleagues to call on FDA to set PFAS standards for bottled water.
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Will the U.S. ban PFAS in food packaging?
News
3 Jun 2021 | Civil Eats
A federal PFAS ban would accelerate the already growing demand for alternatives, a time-consuming and costly undertaking.
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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján joins bipartisan group of senators calling on FDA to set limits on PFAS in bottled water
News
22 May 2021 | Los Alamos Daily Post
When tap water is compromised, many consumers turn to bottled water. The FDA regulates bottled water, but has not set a limit for PFAS. Without nationwide EPA regulations for tap water, some states have implemented PFAS limits for drinking water, but not for bottled water.
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Chemical giants hid dangers of ‘forever chemicals’ in food packaging
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12 May 2021 | The Guardian
DuPont and Daikin knew the dangers of a PFAS compound widely used in food packaging since 2010, but hid them from the public and the Food and Drug Administration.
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Food and Drug Administration posts information about PFAS in cosmetics for the first time
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3 Mar 2021 | JD Supra
There have been few studies on PFAS concentrations in cosmetics. Some types of PFAS found in cosmetics cannot be easily measured because the specific “fingerprint” of the chemical compound may not be available. This makes the chemical difficult to detect and quantify in studies.
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EPA Delivers Results on PFAS Action Plan
Policy
26 Jan 2021
The U.S. EPA announced a suite of actions from across the agency that will continue the significant progress the agency has made to implement the PFAS Action Plan—the most comprehensive cross-agency plan ever to address an emerging chemical of concern.
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[Op-ed] How the FDA ignores the law when approving new chemical additives to food
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23 Dec 2020 | Environmental Health News
An investigation finds the federal agency is not accounting for the cumulative health effect of chemicals as required by law. Such neglect leaves consumers at higher risk for chronic diseases.
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FDA delays setting limits on PFAS in bottled water
News
28 Oct 2020 | Consumer Reports
The agency relies on outdated research to explain why it's 'premature' to regulate the toxic chemicals.
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Call for Nominations: Guidance on PFAS Testing and Health Outcomes
Events
7 Sep 2020
NAS invites you to nominate experts for a committee that will provide advice that will help clinicians respond to patient concerns about testing blood or urine for exposure to PFAS.
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Recent US State and Federal Drinking Water Guidelines for Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Science
7 Sep 2020 | Environ. Toxicol. Chem.
A thorough review of the guidelines and regulations concerning PFAS from the United States federal and state governments.
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The latest on PFAS and drinking water
News
12 Aug 2020 | EHS Daily Advisor
States with adopted PFAS limits in drinking water include CA, CT, CO, MN, NC, NH, NJ, and VT, and states with proposed limits include IL, MA, MI, and NY.
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PFAS water cleanup…have you bought yourself a multi-million dollar Superfund issue?
News
11 Aug 2020 | The National Law Review
Water utilities must pay special attention to PFAS developments under CERCLA.
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FDA Announces the Voluntary Phase-Out by Industry of Certain PFAS Used in Food Packaging
Policy
4 Aug 2020
The FDA is announcing the voluntary phase-out of a certain type of short-chain PFAS, that contain 6:2 FTOH, which may be found in certain food contact substances used as grease-proofing agents on paper and paperboard food packaging.
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[Blog] FDA takes an important step by phasing out paper greaseproofing agents containing a specific PFAS
News
4 Aug 2020 | EDF
FDA secured voluntary agreements with three companies, Archroma, Asahi Glass, and Daikin, to phase-out products based on 6:2 FTOH. The action affects 15 food contact substance notifications approved by the agency between 2006 and 2016.
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FDA announces voluntary phase out of PFAS used in food packaging
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3 Aug 2020 | Food Poisoning Bulletin
Three manufacturers have agreed to a 3 year phase out of PFAS by gradually eliminating their sales of compounds that contain 6:2 FTOH for use as food contact substances. This phase out will begin in 2021. It may take up to 18 months after that three year time frame to exhaust existing stocks of products.