On November 29, 2022, a PFAS consumer fraud class action lawsuit was filed in Illinois against Heinz over alleged PFAS content in the Capri Sun juice drinks sold by the company. The Heinz PFAS consumer fraud lawsuit is but the latest in a growing line of PFAS lawsuits that allege that certain consumer goods contain […]
New York is the latest state to ban the manufacture and sale of apparel and textiles containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). This week, Governor Kathy Hochul signed off on S6291A, which was passed by the New York State Senate this spring, and is slated to go into effect on December 31, 2023. The New […]
EPA and environmental groups are targeting a company for allegedly releasing “forever chemicals” into tens of millions of plastic containers that later contaminated pesticides, which the agency said poses “unreasonable” risks to workers and the environment. At the center of both an EPA complaint and an environmental group lawsuit is Inhance Technologies, an obscure Houston-based […]
Suit alleges Inhance failed to follow EPA rules involving dangerous PFAS chemicals and asks a judge to halt production Tom Perkins Tue 27 Dec 2022 14.00 EST A new lawsuit says many plastic containers used in the US to hold food, cleaning supplies, personal care items, and other consumer products are likely to be contaminated […]
On December 5, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule to add all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) subject to reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) to the list of chemicals of special concern. The addition of PFAS to the list of chemicals of special concern will […]
Internal documents show the Minnesota company hid the dangers for decades. 3M toxicologist Richard Purdy did a study in 1998 to see whether any of the company’s perfluorochemicals showed up in the blood of eagles and albatrosses. That seemed unlikely, given the birds’ diet consists mostly of fish. So Purdy was surprised and disturbed when he found […]
Consumer products giant 3M announced Tuesday that it will stop making and using a ubiquitous class of long-lasting, hazardous chemicals that can pose health risks to millions of Americans. The Minnesota-based conglomerate, which makes widely used products including sticky notes, adhesive tape, and safety masks, pledged to “exit all manufacturing” and “work to discontinue the […]
Litigation surrounding the production and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is ticking upward in state and federal courts in the United States. PFAS, which are manmade chemicals resistant to breaking down — why they’re called ‘forever chemicals’ — have been the subject of studies claiming links between certain PFAS and health concerns. In […]
– On November 10, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against chemical companies like 3M and DuPont for endangering public health, and harming and destroying the state’s natural resources with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. In the lawsuit, Bonta alleges manufacturers knew PFAS were toxic yet continued to produce them while […]
Article By: John Gardella On October 28, 2022, a PFAS consumer fraud class action lawsuit was filed in Washington against REI over alleged PFAS content in various articles of waterproof clothing sold by the company. The REI PFAS consumer fraud lawsuit is but the latest in a growing line of PFAS lawsuits that allege that […]