Read the full article by Rachel Frazin and Sharon Udasin (The Hill)
“Jessian Choy had worn Thinx menstrual underwear for years before she learned they contained ‘forever chemicals.’
‘I had always known that anything water, grease and stain resistant could have toxic PFAS chemicals in them because of my day job at the time,’ said Choy, who was working in San Francisco’s Department of the Environment when she found this out.
‘But,’ she said, ‘my only vice at the time was … the Thinx underwear and I just didn’t want to know what was in it.’
Forever chemicals, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are a pervasive group of compounds that have been linked to a number of cancers and other illnesses. The toxic substances have become widespread in the air, soil and water via industrial discharge and are found in a number of common household items, from cookware to dental floss to stain-resistant furniture.” …