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Doctors, environmental groups and parents urge passage of 'Toxic Free Kids' bill to curb PFAS and other chemicals in children's products
Summary
State and public‑health experts, clinicians and environmental advocates pressed the Joint Committee to approve H.384 / S.195, legislation to require chemical disclosure in children's products and to ban added PFAS in many items for children.
State and public‑health experts, clinicians and environmental advocates pressed the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to approve H.384 / S.195, legislation that would require disclosure of certain hazardous substances in products made for children and ban added PFAS in many children’s products.
Why it matters: Witnesses said children have higher exposure per body weight than adults and that scientific evidence links PFAS and other chemicals to developmental, endocrine and cancer risks. Testimony focused on the need for disclosure to empower consumers and for phased restrictions on the worst chemicals in products marketed to infants and young children.
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