PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • June 15, 2021
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins introduced a bill Tuesday that would ban the use of PFAS chemicals in cosmetic products such as makeup, moisturizer and perfume. The No PFAS in Cosmetics Act, which the Republican senator introduced along with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., would direct the Food and Drug Administration to issue a proposed rule banning the intentional addition of PFAS to cosmetics within 270 days of enactment and require a final rule be issued 90 days thereafter. Co-sponsors include Sens. Angus King, I-Maine.