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US EPA changes PFAS rule after signing
Policy
6 Aug 2020
The US EPA is facing backlash over the way it finalized a rule that requires companies to notify the agency 90 days before making or importing products containing certain long-chain PFAS.
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In the absence of federal standards, states step in to regulate PFAS
News
6 Aug 2020 | JD Surpa
New state standards place greater burdens on drinking water systems that are frequently without the resources to address existing maintenance and infrastructure improvement needs.
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Goodbye to some PFAS in food packaging
News
5 Aug 2020 | C&EN
Chemical manufacturers are planning to gradually ramp down sales of certain short-chain PFAS used as grease-proofing agents on fast food wrappers, take-out containers, and other paper-based food packaging, the FDA announced July 31.
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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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Parental exposure to perfluorobutane sulfonate disturbs the transfer of maternal transcripts and offspring embryonic development in zebrafish
Science
4 Aug 2020 | Chemosphere
Development and growth of embryos were harmed by parental PFBS exposure: higher mortality, slower heart rate, reduced body weight, and neurobehavioral disorders in zebrafish, a human model species.
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Transport of Legacy Perfluoroalkyl Substances and the Replacement Compound HFPO-DA through the Atlantic Gateway to the Arctic Ocean—Is the Arctic a Sink or a Source?
Science
4 Aug 2020 | ES&T
Air and water currents contribute to the influx of various PFAS into and out of the Arctic.
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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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Exposure to elevated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in early pregnancy is related to increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: A nested case-control study in Shanghai, China
Science
4 Aug 2020 | Environ Int
Elevated maternal serum PFBS and PFDoA levels in early pregnancy are associated with a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes.
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Risk Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) Mixtures: A Relative Potency Factor Approach
Science
4 Aug 2020 | Environ. Toxicol. Chem.
The toxicity of PFAS mixtures was investigated to determine the combined health effects in humans.
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Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances Associated with Increased Susceptibility to Liver Injury in Children
Science
4 Aug 2020 | Hepatology
Developmental exposure to PFAS can contribute to pediatric liver injury.
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PFOS-induced placental cell growth inhibition is partially mediated by lncRNA H19 through interacting with miR-19a and miR-19b
Science
4 Aug 2020 | Chemosphere
PFOS exposure was associated with decreased production of human placenta cells.
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Uptake and accumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in plants
Science
4 Aug 2020 | Chemosphere
A review of the current science behind PFAS in a variety of edible plants.
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FDA announces voluntary phase out of PFAS used in food packaging
News
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.
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Effect of prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on childhood allergies and common infectious diseases in children up to age 7 years: The Hokkaido study on environment and children's health
Science
3 Aug 2020 | Environ Int
PFAS was found to suppress and change the immune systems of children making them more susceptible to disease and allergies.
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Preliminary study: State’s highest levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in Cape Fear’s raw water supply
News
2 Aug 2020 | Port City Daily
The high level was attributed to PFAS chemicals coming from discharges at the Chemours Fayetteville Works plant.