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• EPA Proposes Expanding Public Access to PFAS Contamination Data

  https://www.consumernotice.org/news/epa-proposes-expanding-public-access-to-pfas-contamination-data/
  Oct 8, 2024 ... The EPA plans to add over 100 toxic PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory to enhance transparency about their environmental and health risks.

• PFAS in Water: What's the Risk?

  https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/water-contamination/pfas/water/
  Nov 20, 2023 ... PFAS are bioaccumulative, meaning they collect in the body instead of immediately passing through in waste. As a result, health effects may ...

• PFAS in Electronics: Companies Involved, Health Risks, Lawsuits

  https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/water-contamination/pfas/electronics/
  Dec 6, 2023 ... PFAS in Electronics. The use of PFAS in electronics is widespread, leading to increased environmental pollution and adverse health effects from ...

• Firefighter PFAS Turnout Gear Lawsuits: Latest Updates

  https://www.consumernotice.org/legal/firefighter-turnout-gear-pfas-lawsuits/
  Firefighters and other first responders are filing turnout gear lawsuits because they claim the PFAS in the gear caused their cancer. They allege that gear ...

• Health Effects of PFAS | Guide of Chemical Risk

  https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/water-contamination/pfas/health-effects/
  PFAS have been associated with serious health effects including cancer, organ damage and endocrine disruption.

• FDA Bans PFAS in Food Packaging

  https://www.consumernotice.org/news/fda-bans-pfas-in-food-packaging/
  Mar 12, 2024 ... The US Food and Drug Administration ordered an end to dangerous PFAS chemicals used in food packaging, banning the sale of such substances for that usage ...

• Federal PFAS Testing Project Set for Private Wells Near Military ...

  https://www.consumernotice.org/news/federal-pfas-testing-project-set-for-private-wells-near-military-bases/
  Aug 20, 2024 ... Contamination from Firefighting Foam At Military Bases. Testing of 12 private wells within a mile radius of Fort Liberty, North Carolina showed ...

• EPA Will Restrict PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water

  https://www.consumernotice.org/news/epa-pfas-restriction-drinking-water/
  Mar 20, 2023 ... Exposure to PFAS is linked to various health issues, including an increased risk of some cancers, hormone disruption and developmental delays in ...

• PFAS Class-Action Thinx Period Underwear Lawsuit Settled for $5 ...

  https://www.consumernotice.org/news/pfas-thinx-lawsuit/
  Jan 26, 2023 ... Consumers of Thinx period underwear may get a refund following a class-action lawsuit settlement surrounding the use of “forever chemicals.”

• PFAS in Firefighting Foam: Health Risks & PFAS Lawsuits

  https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/water-contamination/pfas/firefighting-foam/
  Nov 20, 2023 ... Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are added to firefighting foam to help extinguish liquid fuel fires. PFAS can persist in the environment ...