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The state government of Maine has banned the use of toxic PFAS compounds in all products by the year 2030. This is the nations and worlds first government to ban over 9,000 PFAS compounds known as forever chemicals. This ban is because these compounds do not fully break down and can be toxic to humans and the environment.
PFAS compounds are a per / polyfluoroalkyl substance that have been linked to cancer, liver disease, decrease immunity, kidney disease, decreasing sperm count, endocrine, and more. Many local public health advocates are claiming these chemicals may be toxic even at low exposure. With traces of these chemicals appearing in humans, animals, and our environments across the globe, the state of Maine will no longer allow for these chemicals in their goods and will keep record of the forever chemicals coming in and out of the state.