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State PFAS Rules Improve Safety Nationwide
While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to “authorize” certain PFAS for use in food-contact materials, state lawmakers
While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to “authorize” certain PFAS for use in food-contact materials, state lawmakers
Industry groups and lobbyists that represent companies intentionally adding PFAS to their cookware have made bold public claims about the
Defend Our Health reviewed the public websites of more than 200 cookware brands and attempted to locate their California-required AB
Want to dig deeper into the health and safety data around PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), one of the PFAS still being used
For almost every problematic kitchen product, there is a safer wood, glass, stainless steel, or other reusable alternative. These are
While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to authorize certain PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also commonly referred
Lori Valigra reports, as part of a collaboration between The Maine Monitor and Maine Focus, the investigative team of the
The Nation’s Health, the official publication of the American Public Health Association, highlighted Defend’s work in their June 2026 edition.
News Center Maine’s Vivien Leigh spoke with Defend Our Health about the implementation of Maine’s broad phase out of PFAS
Maine Public’s Peter McGuire reports that as the majority of Maine’s PFAS product category bans went into effect on January