This follows an assessment of product formulations, more selective sourcing of raw materials, and oversight across supply chain.

New study says 37% of California produce samples had PFAS pesticide residues. Stone fruit and strawberries topped the list.

Nearly 40% of California-grown nonorganic produce has residues from pesticides made from potentially toxic PFAS chemicals that can remain in the body for years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration: Teresa Lo/The Guardian (Illustration: Teresa Lo/The Guardian) PFAS, sometimes called “forever chemicals”, are a ...

Using state data, an environmental group found PFAS residue on more than 40 different kinds of fruits and vegetables grown in California. The state has approved 53 PFAS pesticide ingredients, while ...

Recent testing by the Chautauqua-Conewango Consortium shows none of the 55 “forever” chemicals following tests in Bear, Findley and Cassadaga lakes. The consortium’s study, written by Bill Boria, ...

PFAS in Children’s Products is a major focus for state regulators across the country, prompting some of the most stringent PFAS restrictions in consumer products. Thus far, eleven (11) states have ...

When Sandia scientists Ryan Davis and Nathan Bays set out to find a better way to absorb and degrade PFAS in water sources, they kept running into the same issue: Detecting the chemicals in samples ...

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BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed into law Thursday a bill that would phase out the use of PFAS, a group of toxic industrial compounds, in firefighters’ protective gear. The ...

Regulation and litigation surrounding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – a class of organic chemicals used in a variety of industrial and consumer products – is on the rise and evolving ...