AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPFAS & pesticide scrutiny: The EPA approved new PFAS pesticides for crops, while FOIA documents show officials edited a webpage about not classifying many pesticides as PFAS right as industry submitted a paper—sparking fresh backlash. PFAS litigation & cleanup pressure: Chemours/DuPont-linked PFAS cases keep moving, including a North Carolina resident’s suit tied to “equity action,” plus ongoing Great Lakes PFAS remediation advocacy in Michigan. Food safety chemicals: A systematic review found multiple pesticide residues in infant formula across 22 of 26 studies, and Consumer Reports testing flagged phthalates in rotisserie chicken (no PFAS detected). Regulatory health warnings: A U.S. emergency petition asks the EPA to require cancer warnings on pesticide labels after Supreme Court limits lawsuits. Industrial incidents & safety: Firefighters battled a Demak Laut factory blaze where paint thinners and other chemicals were present; a separate chemical spill injured one person at a plastics plant in Carthage. Low-carbon chemicals push: Adani and Dioxycle plan a renewable-powered formic acid pilot using captured CO2, aiming to scale low-carbon chemical manufacturing in India.
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