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'Forever chemicals' linked to cancer and developmental issues lurk in the blood of almost every American. Here's how to avoid them
News
23 Aug 2019 | Business Insider
PFAS are difficult to avoid, but there are still ways to screen your household items.
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Dietary exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids, brominated flame retardants and health risk assessment in the French infant total diet study
Science
13 Aug 2019 | Food and Chemical Toxicology
Infants found to be at risk of PFOS and PFOA exposure through food.
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Preliminary assessment of general population exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances through diet in Greece
Science
5 Aug 2019 | Environmental Research
PFOA and PFOS levels linked to certain elements of the Greek diet.
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Corporations behind toxic ‘forever chemicals’ spend big as lawmakers seek to crack down
News
25 Jul 2019 | E.A. Crunden
Manufacturers of toxic nonstick chemicals are ramping up lobbying efforts in the face of heightened lawmaker scrutiny of the products.
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What consumers can do as regulators weigh ‘compounds’ risk
News
20 Jul 2019 | Associated Press
It’s probably impossible to avoid all exposures, says Leonardo Trasande, a children’s environmental health specialist and vice chair for research at New York University’s pediatrics department, and a PFAS expert. But there are “safe and simple steps to limit exposure based on what we know.”
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 2566, the "Revise Safer Choice labels to include PFAS"
Policy
7 May 2019
Rep. Soto, Darren (D-FL) introduced a bill that would require the Administrator of the EPA to revise the Safer Choice Standard to include a Safer Choice label for cookware that does not include PFAS.
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Should you be concerned about PFAS chemicals?
News
13 Apr 2019 | Consumer Reports
A group of substances known as PFAS chemicals are behind a variety of everyday conveniences that make our lives a little bit easier. They line pizza boxes and fast-food packaging so grease doesn’t seep through, form the nonstick coating on many pans, make fabrics and carpets stain-resistant, and help outdoor…