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“California lawmakers voted to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in cookware and other products this week, but not everyone is happy about the move. A group of celebrity chefs—some of whom sell or endorse nonstick pots and pans that use chemicals covered by the ban—want to stop it from taking effect.
The new law targets PFAS—short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—in cookware, cleaning products, dental floss, ski wax, food packaging and certain children’s products. The bill was overwhelmingly approved late Friday by the California legislature and will now head to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.
The man-made chemicals are known by their ‘forever’ moniker because they are some of the most persistent class of chemicals ever made, says Scott Belcher, professor of environmental toxicology and director of North Carolina State’s Oceans and Human Health Center.” …