PFAS Central: sharing notable news, scientific papers & events
Although useful, PFAS or highly fluorinated chemicals are associated with serious health harm and can remain in the environment forever.
Latest News
French Food Safety Agency Proposes PFAS Monitoring Scheme
27 Oct 2025 | Food Safety Magazine
The French National Agency for Food, Environmental, and Occupational Health and Safety has proposed an expanded monitoring scheme for PFAS based on a first-of-its-kind inventory of PFAS contamination and toxicity, comprising more than 247 “forever chemicals.”
[Podcast] U.S. State PFAS Initiatives — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. and Carla N. Hutton
27 Oct 2025 | The National Law Review
In this discussion, Carla Hutton, Rich Engler, and Lynn Bergeson address the federal TSCA reporting obligation and the diverse constellation of state-specific reporting and product restrictions that are mushrooming around the country.
New Mexico’s efforts to regulate PFAS attracts national industry pushback
24 Oct 2025 | Source NM
American Chemical Council, an industry group representing 190 chemical companies, said it opposed the labeling requirements and called the department’s proposed rule “inconsistent” in an Oct. 14 statement to Chemical and Engineering News.
How is California Phasing Out the Use of Forever Chemicals?
24 Oct 2025 | Sustainability Magazine
The move, led by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, sets science-based limits for PFAS in drinking water and complements new legislative measures to phase out their use in consumer products.
Village of Pellston receives $44 million grant for PFAS-free water system
24 Oct 2025 | 9 and 10 News
The Village of Pellston has been awarded $44 million in grant funding from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to build a new municipal water system outside of the area impacted by PFAS contamination.
Latest Science
Bioaccumulation, bioamplification, and elimination behavior of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances during insect metamorphosis: Different strategies for silkworms and locusts
22 Oct 2025 | J Hazard Mater
Silkworms and locusts respond to PFAS exposure in very different ways during metamorphosis: silkworms absorb more PFAS but eliminate up to 39% through molting and metamorphic changes, while locusts absorb less and mainly excrete PFAS through feces, revealing species-specific strategies for coping with environmental pollution and its effects on development.
Concentrations of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in private well drinking water and serum of individuals exposed to PFAS through biosolids: The Maine Biosolids Study
20 Oct 2025 | Environ. Pollut.
Individuals living near farmland where PFAS-contaminated biosolids were historically applied had elevated PFAS in their private well water and blood, especially PFOA, which showed a strong water-to-serum correlation, demonstrating that biosolids can be a major exposure source and that some people may still have high serum levels even when their current water meets standards.
Evaluating environmental health communication: The readability of factsheets about per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
20 Oct 2025 | Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health.
Most PFAS factsheets published by government agencies are written at a college reading level, use too much complex language, and rarely include visuals or clear summaries, making them hard for the public to understand and showing the need for simpler wording, better design, and use of communication tools to improve readability.
Profiles of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in firefighter turnout gear and their impact on exposure assessment
20 Oct 2025 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Firefighter turnout gear contains varying levels of PFAS chemicals that accumulate more in older gear and the inner moisture barrier, increasing with wear, heat, and abrasion, which raises firefighters’ potential exposure risks.
PFAS in bottled water from China: High prevalence of ultrashort-chain compounds, health risks, and global insights
19 Oct 2025 | J Hazard Mater
Bottled water across China contains high levels of ultrashort-chain PFAS such as TFA and PFPrA, highlighting growing global concerns and the need for stronger drinking water regulations.
Latest Policy
[Public Comment] Prohibition of the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, excluding fluoropolymers, in firefighting foams in Canada
25 Nov 2025
The main purpose of this consultation document is to inform interested parties and solicit comments on the proposed regulatory approach to prohibit the manufacture, import, use and sale of PFAS in firefighting foams for those PFAS that are not already regulated.
AICIS will require information on 522 PFAS imported or manufactured in Australia
24 Oct 2025
AICIS will use this information to consider which PFAS should be the subject of further evaluation.
[Press Release] Ranking Member Pingree: Trump’s EPA is Failing to Protect Americans from ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination
16 Oct 2025
Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, is calling for transparency and immediate action from the EPA after it was reported the Agency is withholding a long-delayed PFAS risk assessment.
Newsom blocks bill that would further limit PFAS in packaging
16 Oct 2025
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed two bills related to PFAS and plastic microbeads, capping off a legislative session that brought little change for the packaging industry.
EU imposes limits on PFAS chemicals in fire-fighting foams
3 Oct 2025
With these restrictions, it estimates cutting the emissions and production of about 470 tonnes of this type of chemical, along with the associated risks to the environment, soil, and water.
Opportunities
SETAC North America 46th Annual Meeting - Call for Abstracts
Event: 16 Nov 2025
DATES: 16–20 November 2025 LOCATION: Portland, Oregon Abstract submissions are free until 4 June. Late-breaking science abstracts will be accepted from 9 July–20 August for a $50 rush fee.
[Public Comment] Prohibition of the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, excluding fluoropolymers, in firefighting foams in Canada
Posted: 25 Nov 2025
The main purpose of this consultation document is to inform interested parties and solicit comments on the proposed regulatory approach to prohibit the manufacture, import, use and sale of PFAS in firefighting foams for those PFAS that are not already regulated.
2025 Great Lakes PFAS Summit
Event: 1 Dec 2025
Join the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) for the annual virtual Great Lakes PFAS Summit December 2 – 4, 2025.
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