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Industry seeks FDA-based exemption to Rhode Island PFAS cookware ban; advocates urge upholding 2024 law
Summary
Senate Bill 645 would allow limited PFAS use in cookware if and only if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the specific use; sponsors and industry testified in favor while environmental groups urged the committee to uphold the 2024 statewide PFAS ban.
Senator Palmer introduced Senate Bill 645, a narrowly focused measure that would permit two PFAS compounds in cookware if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves their use. Palmer said the bill would allow cookware uses only if FDA approval exists; if the FDA does not approve, the bill would not allow the substances.
The bill drew sharply contrasting testimony. Emily Howe, executive state director for Clean Water Action Rhode Island, urged the committee to oppose SB 645 and to “hold on to your convictions,” citing the unanimous 2024 Consumer PFAS Ban Act that prohibited…
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