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The bipartisan bill known as “Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act” is getting another chance among legislators with S.3169 – Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2021. The purpose of the legislation is to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals.
The results of a new scientific study suggest that consuming a high-fat diet in combination with exposure to PFAS chemicals triggers changes in benign and malignant prostate cells that promote rapid tumor growth.
Scientists are calling for a better understanding of the health ramifications of ubiquitous ‘grease proofing’ chemicals that have been used for decades in US foods.
The U.S. federal government has finally announced a plan to take action on PFAS, a ubiquitous class of toxic chemicals that have been associated with a wide range of potential health risks.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans this week for regulation that would for the first time set limits on levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS*, that certain manufacturers and users of the chemical compound discharge in wastewater.
A new scientific longitudinal study has revealed PFAS “forever chemicals” may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in Latino adolescent girls.
Some of the military bases the U.S. is leaving behind in Afghanistan are filled with toxic chemicals that can pose serious health and environmental problems, including substances that increase the risk of cancer and other diseases.. What is worse: these toxic sites may never get a full cleanup.
New study results have revealed that we are breathing in concerning levels of toxic outgassed PFAS chemicals inside our homes, schools and workplaces everyday.
On August 26, 2021 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had found PFAS “forever chemicals” in some processed foods.
A new bill would require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to study and reassess chemicals used in food.
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