California is one step closer to banning “forever chemicals” in food packaging and requiring health warnings on cookware containing those compounds, under a bill passed in the state assembly Thursday.
AB 1200 is the latest effort in the Golden State to tackle per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which have been found throughout the nation’s water supply, in agriculture products, the air, and humans.
PFAS are part of a family of more than 5,000 chemicals and are widely used because they’re stain- and water-resistant. Exposure can cause an increased risk of certain cancers, developmental problems, and other ill health effects, according ...