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• Bills to regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ died in Congress

  Policy

  13 Jan 2023

  Lobbying industry flexed muscle to ensure bills that aimed to set stricter standards on PFAS compounds went nowhere.

• 'Forever chemicals' still in use in UK make-up

  News

  13 Jan 2023 | BBC

  Major beauty brands Urban Decay, Revolution and Inglot are selling make-up in the UK containing "forever chemicals", BBC News has found.

• [Blog] Updated DOD standards: Critical first step toward firefighting foam made without ‘forever chemicals’

  Policy

  12 Jan 2023

  Today the Department of Defense quietly released new requirements for the firefighting foam it uses to put out jet fuel fires.

• Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and childhood autism-related outcomes

  Science

  12 Jan 2023 | Epidemiology

  Mothers’ prenatal blood concentrations of PFNA may be associated with modest increases in their child’s autism-related traits.

• PFAS Biotransformation Pathways: A Species Comparison Study

  Science

  12 Jan 2023 | Toxics

  A metabolic pathway map was made to aid researchers in determining possible PFAS breakdown products in fish when no metabolic data is present.

• West Virginia lawmakers push to regulate ‘forever’ PFAS chemicals

  News

  10 Jan 2023 | Public News Service

  West Virginia lawmakers are expected to introduce legislation in 2023 aimed at regulating PFAS chemicals in the state’s drinking-water systems.

• In utero exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and early childhood BMI trajectories: A mediation analysis with neonatal metabolic profiles

  Science

  9 Jan 2023 | Sci Total Environ

  Prenatal PFAS exposure was associated with persistently increased BMI in childhood.

• EPA Requires Reporting on Releases and Other Waste Management for Nine Additional PFAS

  Policy

  6 Jan 2023

  The U.S. EPA announced the automatic addition of nine PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory list.

• Rapid Determination of Selected PFAS in Textiles Entering the Waste Stream

  Science

  6 Jan 2023 | Toxics

  A rapid extraction and clean-up method was developed for the determination of 21 PFAS in various polymers used in soft furnishings and upholstery.

• Citing poor PFAS cleanup effort, EGLE calls on DNR to reject Camp Grayling expansion

  News

  5 Jan 2023 | WoodTV

  A new letter clarifies why Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is urging the state’s Department of Natural Resources to reject a National Guard proposal to expand Camp Grayling.

• Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) presence in food: Comparison among fresh, frozen and ready-to-eat vegetables

  Science

  5 Jan 2023 | Food Chem

  Italian ready-to-eat vegetables contained higher PFAS levels than fresh/frozen products, and organic vegetables had lower PFAS contents than their traditional counterparts.

• Associations between per and polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids and vitamin D biomarker levels in Chinese newborns

  Science

  5 Jan 2023 | Sci Total Environ

  Exposure to legacy PFAS, including PFTrDA, PFHxS, and PFOS, might disturb vitamin D status in newborns.

• PFAS Bans, Restrictions Go Into Effect in States in 2023

  Policy

  4 Jan 2023

  Laws and regulations restricting “forever chemicals” in more than a half dozen states are entering effect in 2023, including the start of a timeline for a first-in-the-nation ban on PFAS in all products in Maine.

• PFAS in Consumer Products are Targeted by State Regulators and Class Action Plaintiffs

  Policy

  4 Jan 2023

  Consumer product manufacturers, importers, and retailers of products containing PFAS must comply with new regulations in four states in 2023: California, Maine, Vermont, and Washington.

• PFAS Contamination and USDA's Lack of Engagement

  Policy

  4 Jan 2023

  USDA appears to be ignoring the risks of farm contamination by "forever chemicals" through sewage sludge applied as fertilizer.