Brattleboro Reformer: Vermont Senate advances bill to ban 'forever chemical' from firefighting gear, dental floss, cleaning products and more MONTPELIER — The Vermont Senate voted this week to advance legislation already passed by the House (H.238) that would outlaw the use of toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in ... Vermont Senate advances bill to ban 'forever chemical' from firefighting gear, dental floss, cleaning products and more NBC Los Angeles: Dangerous chemicals in dental floss? Consumer Reports explores the problem Not enough of us regularly floss our teeth, and even fewer of us think about what's in our dental floss, but perhaps we should.

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NBC 5 Responds found some surprising and potentially harmful chemicals ... Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, colloquially called PFAS, are everywhere.  These chemicals can be very dangerous, even carcinogenic. Not only are many everyday household products chock-full of ...