Denmark has taken a more piecemeal approach, starting with PFAS in food packaging. The European Union is considering a wider ban on PFAS chemicals that would cover both industrial and consumer ...

French lawmakers have passed a bill to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in certain consumer uses, making France the second European country to crack down on the persistent pollutants ...

PFAS are used to give clothing technical properties, but the chemicals wreak havoc on the environment and our health.

Thirty-six civil society groups have signed an open letter to executive vice-president Stéphane Séjourné asking him to support a ban on “the most harmful chemicals” in children’s toys.

Several pension funds in Europe are reviewing long-standing exclusion policies on weapons manufacturers, as they work to ...

National experts have given the green light for the European Commission to ban the PFAS active substance flufenacet, but have not progressed on a possible flutolanil ban.

The chips sector is an important future market for Oxyle, and the company is in early-stage discussions with several firms, ...

Learn about the challenges of PFAS in food packaging, recent policy progress, and the need for safer alternatives. Authored ...

Introduction Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often referred to as "forever chemicals," are synthetic ...

In 2023, WildEarth Guardians filed a petition to ban PFAS in downhole operations, which includes all underground operations like drilling, casing and fracking. In November, the three-person ...

Rhode Island recently passed the Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, which will ban the manufacture, use and distribution of certain products with intentionally added PFAS starting January 1 ...

A state regulator has adopted a rule banning the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” in the fracking process. But advocates pushing for more ...