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California legislature votes to phase out "forever chemicals" in cookware and other household items (www.cbsnews.com)
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California lawmakers voted to ban a group of chemicals known as PFAS, which are often called "forever chemicals," in cookware. The move has pulled in celebrity chefs on one side and environmentalists, including actor Mark Ruffalo, on the other.

The proposal, Senate Bill 682, would prohibit PFAS in cookware, cleaning products, dental floss, ski wax, food packaging and certain children's products. Lawmakers approved the bill in a 41-19 vote, late on Friday, with 20 assembly members not voting. The bill quickly passed amendments in the Senate and is now headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk for his signature.

It's the latest move to limit PFAS, which are a class of thousands of chemicals that have been around for more than 70 years and are widely used in a variety of consumer, commercial and industrial products due to their ability to withstand heat and repel water and stains. They are called "forever chemicals" because they are extremely persistent in the environment and can accumulate in humans and animals.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

California has limited say - they can’t affect out of state manufacturing or sales. However limiting the products will reduce the manufacturing byproducts

A big part of the concern is the “forever” part. The known dangerous PFAS have been regulated to mixed results but it’s still a huge class of chemicals that lasts effectively forever. It just keeps accumulating in the environment. We’ve only tested/regulated a small fraction of the possible chemicals so are there other that are hazardous? Are higher exposures or longer term exposures hazardous? Do we want to be reactive, only finding out when it’s too late and our entire environment is affected? With no way to clean it up? Lasting effectively forever?