Groups Sue to Stop Company’s ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination of Plastic Containers
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PEER | December 28, 2022
A pair of nonprofit advocacy groups on Tuesday sued a Texas company in a bid to stop it from generating so-called “forever chemicals” while manufacturing plastic containers. The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) ...
PEERMail | We Are Suing to Prevent Further PFAS Contamination
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PEER | December 27, 2022
Handling or using fluorinated containers could be a significant pathway for unsafe human exposure to PFOA and other PFAS ...
New US lawsuit targets ‘forever chemicals’ in plastic food containers
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The groups also charge that regulators have known of the potential health threat since early 2021 but have failed to eliminate it. “It’s a grave concern for me that these containers are used for food, full stop,” said Kyla Bennett, a former EPA scientist who is now with Public ...
Tens of Millions of Plastic Containers Treated with Fluorine Gas Leach Toxic PFAS Chemicals into Art and Cleaning Supplies, Food, and Other Household Products
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Nonprofit Organizations File Suit Against Inhance Technologies to Stop Violations of U.S. EPA Regulations ...
New Lawsuit Targets PFAS Contamination in Plastic Containers
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A plastics technology company’s use of flourine gas is contaminating household supplies with PFAS, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by environmental non-profit groups. The Center for Environmental Health and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed the complaint ...
