Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is suing companies that have historically made toxic “forever chemicals,” commonly referred to as PFAS, or products that contain them, alleging false advertising over their safety.



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Texas sues DuPont, 3M over ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer products

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is suing companies that have historically made toxic “forever chemicals,” commonly referred to as PFAS, or products that contain them, alleging false advertising over their safety.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against major chemical manufacturers 3M and DuPont on Dec. 11, alleging that the companies misled consumers for decades about the safety of widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS chemicals.
Because most PFAS chemicals don’t break down, they are often called “forever chemicals.”
According to the FDA, PFAS chemicals have been used since the 1940s in products like stain-resis…

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Texas AG Accuses 3M, DuPont of Hiding Dangers of ‘Forever Chemicals’

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit Wednesday against corporate giants 3M, DuPont, and Corteva — the corporate remnant of a 2015 DuPont spin-off — for allegedly misleading consumers over the course of multiple decades about the safety of certain products containing per- and polyflu...

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Texas AG Paxton sues DuPont, 3M for marketing 'forever chemical' products as safe

Other states have also sued over the chemicals, known as PFAS, accusing 3M and DuPont of failing to disclose their health and environmental risks.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues manufacturers over ‘forever chemicals’

This year, the EPA issued health advisories saying forever chemicals are more hazardous to human health than was originally believed.

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Texas sues chemical giants over forever chemicals marketed as safe for families

(The Hill) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is suing companies that have historically made toxic “forever chemicals,” commonly referred to as PFAS, or products that contain them, alleging false advertising over their safety. Paxton, in his lawsuit, alleged that DuPont’s Teflon and 3M’s Scotchgard were among products that the companies sold to Texans while concealing “substantial risks from consumers and the State.” “Defendants marketed pr…

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Texas sues DuPont, 3M over 'forever chemicals' in consumer products

Exposure to PFAS has been linked to certain types of cancer, birth defects, and damage to the liver and immune system.

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(The Center Square) – Texas has filed a lawsuit against several large chemical companies alleging they manufacture toxic forever chemicals used in products marketed as safe for families.

Texas sues DuPont, 3M over ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer products

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