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PFAS
May 22, 2019
Representative Debbie Dingell from the U.S. state of Michigan introduces bill in U.S. congress to ban all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from food containers and cookware
Topics: PFAS, regulation
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April 23, 2019
California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to host webinar on understanding and applying read-across, with a special focus on fluorinated substances
Topics: PFAS, risk assessment
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April 12, 2019
U.S. NGO Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) calls on Congress to halt the introduction of new per- and polyfluoalkyl substances on the market until more is known about their toxicity and persistence; calls for more studies of cancer risks
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March 27, 2019
Environmental Defense Fund publishes list of key chemicals of concern in food packaging and food handling equipment
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March 20, 2019
New Dutch proposal calls for review of GenX chemicals as substances of very high concern in the EU; commenting period open until April 29, 2019
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March 18, 2019
Nordic Co-operation publishes socioeconomic analysis of environmental and human health impacts from exposure to PFAS; estimates EEA member countries incur 52 to 84 billion Euro in PFAS-related health costs annually
Topics: PFAS
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March 18, 2019
Danish retailer bans PFAS in all cosmetic products sold in its stores; informs suppliers of immediate change, remaining non-compliant products to be phased out in September 2019
Topics: PFAS
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March 7, 2019
The Environmental Working Group publishes report mapping PFAS contamination across U.S. sites, calls for banning PFAS in firefighting foams and consumer products including food packaging
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February 11, 2019
Analysis shows 8 more U.S. states consider elimination or reduction of PFASs in food packaging; widespread focus on policies requesting disclosure of chemical composition
Topics: PFAS, regulation
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February 7, 2019
Danish Ministry of Environment and Food reviews ban on all organic fluorine compounds in cardboard and paper food packaging
Topics: PFAS, regulation
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