It's likely you've heard the term "forever chemicals" in recent news ... They have been used in many consumer products since about the 1950s, according to the National Institute of Environmental ...

He recommended a more tailored approach to focus on the types most common in consumer products. But while the bill doesn’t ...

“Despite this knowledge, Defendants continued to market PFAS products and chemicals in Texas and elsewhere as safe for consumer use, misrepresent their environmental and biological ...

Michal Freedhoff, EPA assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said the bans will protect workers, consumers and residents from the chemical’s harms.

but did not close loopholes such as recycling that allows the chemical to continue to spread in both the environment and into new consumer products. “Most new uses of decaBDE have already been ...

She said it was unacceptable to continue to allow cancer-causing chemicals to be used in consumer products. Still, Freedhoff called the TCE ban the most significant of her career at the agency.

“Despite this knowledge, Defendants continued to market PFAS products and chemicals in Texas and elsewhere as safe for consumer use, misrepresent their environmental and biological risks, and conceal ...