Conn. Gov. Lamont Signs Legislation Banning Use of PFAS-Containing Firefighting Foam in October, Phases Out PFAS-Containing Food Packaging in 2023
July 21, 2021
July 21, 2021
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 21 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on July 20, 2021:
Governor Ned Lamont today held a bill signing ceremony at the edge of the Farmington River in Windsor to commemorate the adoption of a new state law banning the use of firefighting foam and food packaging that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Commonly known as PFAS, the large group of man-made "forever chemicals" are used in a variety of materia . . .
Governor Ned Lamont today held a bill signing ceremony at the edge of the Farmington River in Windsor to commemorate the adoption of a new state law banning the use of firefighting foam and food packaging that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Commonly known as PFAS, the large group of man-made "forever chemicals" are used in a variety of materia . . .