The connection is weak though. While the Australian study found that PFAS exposure (PFOA and PFOS) increased higher cholesterol, other risks have not been confirmed.

The CHEM Trust researcher said England and Wales “have no statutory limits on PFAS in drinking water – the water companies ...

Some, like PFOA and PFOS, have been found to be especially dangerous. “Lumping them all together doesn’t speak to the risks posed by a specific PFAS nor its uses and benefits,” says the ...

Improper overregulation of PFAS chemicals — which are crucial components in smartphones, medical devices, and numerous household products — could prove counterproductive to the White House’s ...

For all testable PFAS, except PFOA and PFOS, the total limit should be no more than 20 parts per trillion. Of course, the best solution is to ban PFAS in drinking water altogether.

PFAS are a complex group of nearly 15,000 synthetic substances used in consumer products around the world since the 1950s. They keep food from sticking to packaging or cookware, make clothes and ...

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) welcomes the agreed national ban on three per and poly fluoroalkyl substances – PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS – ...

Denmark will be the first country to ban PFAS chemicals, which have been linked to cancer, elevated cholesterol and decreased fertility, from food packaging, starting next year. PFAS substances ...

Ban all incinerations of PFAS in New York. ... Harmful perflourinated compounds like PFOA and PFOS — the same chemicals that poisoned Hoosick Falls and Newburgh — are key ingredients in AFFF.

The state also banned PFAS in food containers starting this year, and a near-total ban will take effect in 2032. For many products, there won’t be a noticeable change.