With action unlikely at the federal level, the state must ban toxic chemicals in tampons, pads and period underwear.

How did PFAS – known as ‘forever chemicals’ – manage to infiltrate global water sources so extensively before anyone realised ...

The EU's European Commission is looking to make its citizens safer by banning the toxic elements of various consumer products ...

Pharma and medtech companies are invited to join a project on PFAS exposure, emissions and end-of-life management in the ...

Most of us use these everyday products without considering ... known as Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, or PFAS) in products and foods they purchase and consume. Companies, too, are now ...

She was quoted by the news agency as saying: "What we know we are looking for is a ban in consumer products ... alternatives to PFAS are needed in key technologies, for example, in the energy ...

Learn more. The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) held a public hearing on Jan. 16 on a proposed rule regarding the unavoidable use of intentionally added PFAS in products. The rule ...

of intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products subject to Maine’s PFAS in Products law (38 M.R.S. § 1614). It also proposes a broader implementation of the state ...

Most of us use these everyday products without considering if they may pose health concerns. But consumers are more aware than ever that there are "forever chemicals" (scientifically known as Per- and ...

The European Commission is expected to propose a ban on the use of PFAS in consumer products next year ... currently no alternatives to PFAS are needed in key technologies, for example, in the energy ...