False advertising consumer protection lawsuits for PFAS in consumer products are on the rise. Nicknamed forever chemicals since they don't break down, PFAS are man-made chemicals that have been used in commercial products, industrial processes worldwide since 1940s.
MN Legislature consider legislation prohibiting intentionally added PFAS in consumer products by 2026 and in all consumer products by 2032. PFAS refers to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances including range of manmade organic compounds containing carbon atoms
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances PFAS are present in consumer products PFAS have been increasingly targeted in laws and regulations and class action lawsuits, particularly in California. prohibitions on PFAS in consumer products has come into effect in California soon.