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What Is a PFAS, and Why Should I Care? Part III – California’s Proposition 65

By Ryan Fischbach, Bethany Lukitsch, Matthew Thurlow and Theodore Weiss on May 12, 2022 Posted in Advertising

In Part I and Part II of this blog series, we introduced and discussed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly referred to as “forever chemicals,” which have been recent targets of consumer class actions and regulatory enforcement due to their alleged human health risks. As a quick refresher, PFAS includes a class of more than … Continue Reading

What Is a PFAS, and Why Should I Care? Part II – The Threat to the Restaurant and Food Packaging Industries, and Potential Personal Injury Classes

By Bethany Lukitsch, Matthew Thurlow and Kamran Ahmadian on April 1, 2022 Posted in Food Industry

In our initial blog post, we introduced readers to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemicals,” and predicted the rise of PFAS consumer class actions and increased regulatory activity barring the use of PFAS in consumer products in state and federal legislatures. As a quick refresher, PFAS biodegrade very slowly, are extremely persistent … Continue Reading

What is a PFAS, and Why Should I Care?

By Bethany Lukitsch, Kamran Ahmadian, Julie Singer Brady, Matthew Thurlow and Amy Ralph Mudge on March 9, 2022 Posted in Advertising

We are bombarded with countless abbreviations every day – CPPA, GLBA, MSRP, SARS and BPA, to name just a few. Time to add one more to the list. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, colloquially known as PFAS, are a class of more than 4,700 chemical compounds, the components of which break down very slowly over time. … Continue Reading