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Oregon hearing on HB 3512 advances debate on phasing out PFAS in consumer products
Summary
Legislators and dozens of witnesses testified for and against House Bill 3512, which would ban intentionally added PFAS in many consumer products effective Jan. 1, 2027; industry groups urged clearer definitions and exemptions, while health and environment advocates and first responders called for swift action.
Representative Courtney Neron, sponsor: House Bill 3512 opened Thursday’s public hearing before the House Climate, Energy, and Environment Committee seeking to phase out nonessential uses of PFAS in consumer products in Oregon.
The bill would “prohibit a person from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or into Oregon a new covered product that contains an intentionally added per- or polyfluoroalkyl substance,” with an effective date listed in the bill of Jan. 1, 2027. Representative Courtney Neron asked the committee to support the measure, saying Oregon should “join many other states in phasing out their use in products that people come in contact with every day.”
Why it matters: PFAS – a large class of chemicals commonly called “forever chemicals” – are persistent in the environment and have been linked in scientific studies to a range of chronic health effects. Sponsors and supporters said the bill builds on recent Oregon laws that limit PFAS in specified uses and aligns Oregon with other states that have moved to restrict…
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