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Health advocates respond to FDA’s latest announcement on PFAS in food packaging
on February 29, 2024Bans of PFAS in food packaging are the result of state laws and corporate actions Health advocates agree that FDA’s announcement is a step forward but more must be done to protect public health SEATTLE, WA—The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday announced progress on a voluntary agreement from 2020 with PFAS manufacturers
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Why The Home Depot must ban PVC, the poison plastic, following the Ohio train derailment
on January 31, 2024As we remember the East Palestine anniversary, we are calling on The Home Depot to step up and phase out vinyl chloride and PVC.
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on January 22, 2024
A new report released by Toxic-Free Future and Material Research reveals, for the first time, that at any given moment up to 36 million pounds of toxic vinyl chloride are being shipped via rail by America’s largest producer, OxyVinyls.
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What you need to know about toxic receipts
on November 9, 2023New testing underscores the urgent need for retailers and states to ban unnecessary, dangerous bisphenols in favor of safer substitutes.
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What you should know about our 2024 Retailer Report Card
on August 25, 2023The next Retailer Report Card will feature a revamped scoring rubric and a new list of high priority chemicals and plastics to further catalyze market transformation away from toxic chemicals and plastics and towards safer solutions.
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Dick’s Sporting Goods bans PFAS “forever chemicals” in its textiles
on June 14, 2023Outdoor retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods quietly announced it will ban PFAS "forever chemicals" in its own-brand textile products. This action was part of a major update to its Restricted Substance List (RSL) released in March.
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on April 13, 2023
A new investigation released today by Toxic-Free Future titled PVC Poison Plastic uncovers the corporations responsible for creating the largest vinyl chloride pollution in the United States and the far-reaching toxic impacts of making polyvinyl chloride plastic (PVC). Following the recent Ohio train derailment where vinyl chloride and PVC plastic burned, this new report reveals that vinyl chloride pollution is widespread across the country.
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New study finds toxic chemicals in 80% of receipt paper tested, down from 93% in 2017
on March 23, 2023A new report from the Ecology Center’s Healthy Stuff Lab shows almost 80% of paper receipts from large retailers in the United States contain bisphenol S (BPS).
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REI announces it will ban PFAS in all textiles
on February 22, 2023Following a nationwide campaign led by Toxic-Free Future, REI announced it will ban PFAS "forever chemicals" in all textile products and cookware from its suppliers.
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A new year’s resolution for REI: ban toxic PFAS
on January 13, 2023The new year is here. It’s a time to reflect about the world around us and ways we can improve. And there is one New Year’s resolution we would like to suggest to REI: stop leaving a toxic trail of PFAS pollution.
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