"Federal regulators are falsely claiming that production of a dangerous PFAS chemical has been phased out in the US, according to a complaint filed this week by an environmental watchdog group alleging the statement is untrue since the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) consistently finds the chemical and other PFAS in fluorinated plastic containers.
The complaint, filed October 29 by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) under the Information Quality Act, calls the EPA’s claims that perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is no longer produced or imported by the US “inaccurate, incomplete, and misleading.” PEER demands that the agency within 90 days retract or offer a defense for the information on its website.
“It is the height of hypocrisy for EPA to pretend these chemicals are no longer being manufactured when they are permeating our chain of commerce,” Kyla Bennett, PEER’s science policy director, said in a statement. “EPA’s conflicted position epitomizes an approach to PFAS control that is both irresolute and irresponsible.”
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of thousands of humanmade “forever chemicals” that persist in the environment and build up in the bodies of humans and animals, with some linked to health effects including cancers, fertility issues, high cholesterol and liver damage. PFOA is classified as “carcinogenic to humans” by an international cancer research group."
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