First effective in 2024, the Act bans the sale or distribution of various products that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals. On January 1, 2026, as part of the product phase-out timeline, the new law bans the sale or...more
8/1/2025
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A Northern District of California judge issued a sweeping dismissal of a microplastics class action that would have lowered the bar on the sufficiency of allegations of potential hazards from microplastics....more
7/10/2025
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California microplastics case dismissed, MAHA Commission releases its report, federal PFAS priorities change, IARC classifies automotive gasoline, and more....more
On September 17, 2024, the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (JESEE) published a paper on the potential human exposure to food contact chemicals (FCCs). Led by a research team at the Food Packaging...more
On September 17, 2024, the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (JESEE) published a paper on the potential human exposure to food contact chemicals (FCCs). Led by a research team at the Food Packaging...more