WGME’s Brad Rogers spoke with Emily Carey Perez de Alejo about Defend’s watchdog role to ensure the products ban is implemented and PFAS products are off the shelves statewide. “Corporations that are using this material have known for literally decades that it is harmful and had concerning health risks. And they have hidden that information. If they continue selling PFAS-filled consumer goods in Maine, we’re going to name and shame those companies that think that Maine laws can be ignored” Carey Perez de Alejo said.
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