PFAS are found in a growing number of everyday products from cookware, food packaging, and clothing to carpet and cosmetics. At least 47 different paint products to be exact — half of the 94 paint products we tested — had indicators of PFAS. I worked in the paint industry for many years, but in all that time never learned about the possibility of PFAS being used in household paints (aka ‘architectural paints’). When those paints contain PFAS, human exposure can occur at every step of the supply chain: PFAS manufacturing; paint manufacturing; during the painting process; and after surfaces have been painted. The PFAS used in paints are often volatile and may be making their way into the air we breathe.

Source: The Guardian July 10, 2023 09:46 UTC