The Guardian
EPA revises claim that US phased out Pfoa and Pfos
The EPA has revised its website claim that the US phased out Pfoa and Pfos, substances it says have virtually no safe drinking-water exposure level. Houston-based Inhance remains allowed to manufacture plastic-container barriers, producing up to 200 million annually. Pfoa has been found leaching at high levels from the containers into their contents.
What to know
- 01
The International Agency for Research on Cancer identifies Pfoa as a human carcinogen and classifies Pfos as possibly carcinogenic.
- 02
Inhance makes barriers for plastic containers, with annual production of up to 200 million barriers.
Why it matters
The issue connects the EPA’s public account of the phaseout with Pfoa contamination in the contents of containers used across the US economy.
AI-assisted brief. Read the source for full details. Editorial & sourcing policy
