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• How to Avoid PFAS | Steps You Can Take

  https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/water-contamination/pfas/how-to-avoid-pfas/
  Nov 17, 2023 ... PFAS can be found in a variety of household products such as cosmetics, clothes and microwavable foods. See how to avoid PFAS exposure.

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

  https://www.consumernotice.org/news/pfas-contamination-military-bases/
  Sep 18, 2023 ... PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are human-made chemicals that are widely used and can be found everywhere. They are called forever ...

• 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 Firefighting Foam: Health Risks & PFAS Lawsuits

  https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/water-contamination/pfas/firefighting-foam/
  Nov 20, 2023 ... Exposure to PFAS chemicals leads to potential adverse health impacts, most significantly several forms of cancer. Though everyone is at risk, ...

• Firefighter PFAS Turnout Gear Lawsuits: Latest Updates

  https://www.consumernotice.org/legal/firefighter-turnout-gear-pfas-lawsuits/
  Firefighter turnout gear lawsuits claim that PFAS — chemicals used in making the protective clothing — caused cancer or other serious conditions.

• 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 ... Johnson Controls agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle lawsuits over chemicals found in firefighting foam used by its subsidiary Tyco Fire ...

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

  https://www.consumernotice.org/news/pfas-thinx-lawsuit/
  Jan 26, 2023 ... The lawsuit claimed Thinx uses per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, to enhance the performance of its underwear.

• 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 ...

• PFAS in Food: Dietary Sources, Health Risks, and Safety

  https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/water-contamination/pfas/food/
  Nov 17, 2023 ... Several common types of food, including meat, seafood, dairy, grains and produce can contain PFAS. Tests of several brands' food packing have revealed elevated ...

• Exposure to PFAS in Firefighter Gear Linked to Cancer

  https://www.consumernotice.org/news/cancer-risk-from-pfas-in-firefighter-gear/
  Sep 7, 2022 ... About 5,000 different chemicals make up PFAS. They are linked to an increased risk of liver, kidney and testicular cancer, as well as ulcerative ...