“Two popular pet flea and tick products contain toxic “forever chemicals” linked to significant human health issues, according to testing by a nonprofit watchdog group.
The testing was conducted by an independent lab and paid for by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit organization of current and former government employees working to hold their agencies to a higher standard. In recent years, PEER has found the EPA to be negligent in testing for PFAS and has decided to undergo its own testing of products, said Bennett, the group’s science policy director.”