Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Dec. 11 against manufacturers 3M and DuPont for misrepresenting the health risks of products made with forever chemicals
The lawsuit alleges the companies for decades manufactured, marketed, and sold an array of consumer products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals. PFAS-containing materials were sold to Texas consumers under brand names including Teflon. and Scotchgard.
PFAS are known as forever chemicals because most don’t break down naturally in the human body. Once introduced into the environment, PFAS can contaminate drinking water and