Carpeting, furniture, cosmetics, cookware and other products containing PFAS — or forever chemicals linked to cancer and birth defects — would be banned for sale in Colorado under a new proposal from state lawmakers.
Between the start of the initial ban and 2030, the bill would then require the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to identify even more products that would be prohibited from being sold in Colorado.. While the bill would grant exemptions for some of those foams, it would also require their use to be reported to state officials within 24 hours.Widefield Aquifer
in her district is also the largest PFAS contamination of groundwater in the state. The bill creates a timeline for the removal of products containing the forever chemicals and replacing them with safer options, she said. “Now that we know that PFAS is a potential health risk, we could be very surprised about how many products intentionally contain the PFAS compounds,” Bradfield said.
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