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May 9, 2026

Forever Chemicals

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Maryland sues maker of Gore-Tex over pollution from toxic ‘forever chemicals’

January 4, 2025 Lea Skene
Maryland is suing the company that produces the waterproof material Gore-Tex often used for raincoats and other outdoor gear, alleging its leaders kept using “forever chemicals” long after learning about serious health risks associated with […]
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FDA food testing finds contamination by ‘forever chemicals’

June 5, 2019 By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, JOHN FLESHER and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration’s first broad testing of food for a worrisome class of nonstick, stain-resistant industrial compounds found substantial levels in some grocery store meats and seafood and in off-the-shelf […]

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