-
EPA Report Reveals Health Impacts of Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' in Sewage Sludge
16 Jan 2025 20:26 GMT
… Used for Fertilizer Linked to Health Risks for Rural Communities
… least 45% of Americans. Testing by the Centers for Disease … and dental floss; to create Teflon non-stick pans; and … . Major manufacturers include 3M, DuPont and Chemours, which collectively have …
-
AG Paxton sues 3M, DuPont over PFAS for false advertising
16 Dec 2024 21:45 GMT
… Court against 3M and DuPont, two companies frequently targeted … products under brand names like Teflon, Stainmaster and Scotchgard.
“These … serious harm to human health yet continued to advertise … natural while containing PFAS.
Testing tripped that case up …
-
Ken Paxton claims 3M, DuPont deceived Texans over 'forever chemicals'
16 Dec 2024 12:00 GMT
… cause serious harm to human health yet continued to advertise them … such as DuPont's Stainmaster carpet, DuPont's Teflon brand of … and technical instrumentation needed to test for" the chemicals only …
-
Paxton sues DuPont, 3M alleging PFAS deception and risks
14 Dec 2024 13:31 GMT
… and deception from 3M, DuPont and other companies in … by failing to disclose health risks and environmental harms … manner.”
Through products such as Teflon, Scotchgard, food packaging, cookware, … of PFAS chemicals through testing within biosolids. In other …
-
Texas AG Paxton sues DuPont, 3M for marketing 'forever chemical' products as safe
13 Dec 2024 21:19 GMT
… as prostate, kidney, and testicular cancers; hormonal destabilization; and … women who worked with Teflon had children with birth … and gastrointestinal tracts of test subjects, the company … DuPont, Corteva, and Chemours of covering up the health hazards …
-
New Testing Finds Contaminated Well Water in Northeast Athens
09 Oct 2024 06:06 GMT
… is nonstick cookware coated with Teflon, a PFAS chemical. These chemicals … 2005 to do well tests and other screenings. It found no evidence … blamed the old DuPont plant for cancers and other health issues they …
-
Is Stainless Steel or Cast Iron Cookware Best? Is Teflon Safe?
24 Sep 2024 12:11 GMT
… Anne Hathaway. Employees in DuPont’s Teflon division started giving birth to … was linked to “kidney and testicular cancers, pregnancy-induced hypertension, ulcerative … looks at the potential human health effects of cooking with nonstick …
-
The Long, Strange History of Teflon, the Indestructible Product Nothing Seems to Stick to
20 Aug 2024 13:03 GMT
… Plunkett decided to conduct some tests. He found the gas … registered as Teflon until after the war—bounced around DuPont as … of prostate, kidney and testicular cancer; interfere with the … PFAS. Scientists and public health officials are also learning more …
-
PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’: Why EPA Set Federal Drinking Water Limits for These Health-Harming Contaminants
26 May 2024 20:51 GMT
… lab experiment. DuPont called it Teflon, which eventually … about your health, contact your health care provider. … testing and clinical follow-up, which includes information to help health … Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, Middlebury. Special …
-
We think we control our health – but corporations selling forever chemicals, fossil fuels and ultra-processed foods have a much greater role
02 May 2024 07:13 GMT
When companies act to conceal the harm their products do, they prevent us from protecting ourselves and our children. We now have many well-documented cases of corporate wrongdoing, such as asbestos, fossil fuels, pesticides, herbicides sugar, silica, and …