Now, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is planning to add six types of PFAS to the list of hazardous substances that it regulates. Public comment on the proposed rules opened this week.

Effective date. January 1, 2026. Food Packaging Description. No manufacturer shall sell, distribute, or use food packaging to which PFAS have been intentionally added in any amount.

EPA designates two types of forever chemicals as ‘hazardous substances’ PFAS, or forever chemicals, can be found almost anywhere, from drinking water to cookware to certain hygiene products ...

Certain kinds of greaseproofing “forever” chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, will no longer be used in food packaging in the US, the US Food and Drug Administration ...

Blase Leven is the director of the Center for Hazardous Substance Research at K-State. The center has been announced as the winner of a $23 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to designate two types of “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances, aiming to expand both cleanup and accountability for this pollution.

The widespread and pervasive chemicals known as PFAS will be added to the state's list of "Toxic or Hazardous Substances" in December, according to officials at the quasi-governmental Toxics Use ...

Certain kinds of greaseproofing “forever” chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, will no longer be used in food packaging in the US, the US Food and Drug Administration ...