About The Backgrounder:
Despite the toxicity and widespread use of PFAS, Canada’s toxics laws have not meaningfully dealt with this class of thousands of chemicals, creating a toxic legacy for future generations. Finalizing the PFAS risk assessment, and proposing to list the class as “toxic” under Canada’s Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), are positive steps towards protecting our health—but turning off the PFAS tap will require a final listing order followed by bans and restrictions to get these toxic chemicals out of our products. Consumer products are a significant source of direct exposure to PFAS and they contaminate our drinking water, soils and ecosystems from use through to disposal. The federal government must listen to PFAS researchers, and take urgent action.
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