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Doctors, advocates press committee to pass 'Toxic Free Kids' bills to curb PFAS and other chemicals in children's products
Summary
Physicians, environmental groups and legislators urged a favorable report on S.195 and H.384 to ban PFAS from products made for children, require chemical disclosure, and give the Department of Environmental Protection and TURI power to list and restrict toxic chemicals.
Legislators, doctors and public‑health advocates urged the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to advance S.195/H.384, known as the Toxic Free Kids Act, during a packed hearing where experts described biological vulnerability of infants and children and the long‑term health effects of exposure to PFAS and other toxic chemicals.
Supporters described a multi‑part bill that would ban the addition of PFAS to children's products, require the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Toxic Use Reduction Institute (TURI) to create lists of known toxic chemicals for children, mandate manufacturer disclosure when listed chemicals are used, and give DEP authority to restrict chemicals in products for young children within defined timelines.
“Scientists report that an overwhelming body of evidence links toxic exposures, especially early in life, to these rising disease rates,” Senator Joe Comerford told the…
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