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• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ... EPA Proposes Expanding Public Access to PFAS Contamination Data ... Plaque in front of the EPA building. The Environmental Protection Agency is ...

• PFAS Contamination Crisis: More Than 700 U.S. Military Bases at Risk

  https://www.consumernotice.org/news/pfas-contamination-military-bases/
  Sep 18, 2023 ... Top 5 Military Installations With PFAS Contamination · Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: 2,620,000 ppt · Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield, ...

• 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 ...

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

  https://www.consumernotice.org/news/pfas-thinx-lawsuit/
  Jan 26, 2023 ... PFAS Class-Action Thinx Period Underwear Lawsuit Settled for $5 Million ... U.S. consumers of Thinx menstrual underwear may get a partial refund ...

• Johnson Controls to Pay $17.5 M to Settle PFAS and AFFF ...

  https://www.consumernotice.org/news/johnson-controls-settles-pfas-afff-firefighting-foam-lawsuits/
  Jun 28, 2021 ... Settlement Covers Property Value Loss and PFAS-Related Diseases. Out of the $17.5 million, $11 million is for loss of property value and $4 ...

• FDA Bans PFAS in Food Packaging

  https://www.consumernotice.org/news/fda-bans-pfas-in-food-packaging/
  Mar 12, 2024 ... FDA Bans PFAS in Food Packaging ... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered an end to dangerous PFAS chemicals used in food packaging, ...

• 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 ... PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are long-lasting chemicals that persist in the environment and pose health risks to those exposed.

• PFAS in Firefighting Foam: Health Risks & PFAS Lawsuits

  https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/water-contamination/pfas/firefighting-foam/
  Nov 20, 2023 ... Health Risks From PFAS in Firefighting Foam. Exposure to PFAS chemicals leads to potential adverse health impacts, most significantly several ...