# EPA quietly backtracks on claims US has phased out toxic Pfas compounds

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-18T12:00:03+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/18/epa-pfas-compounds-toxins
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/epa-quietly-backtracks-on-claims-us-has-phased-out-toxic-pfas-compound-6afb46/

Agency changes wording on website as Texas-based chemical firm continues manufacture of plastic containers The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly backtracked on a claim that the US has phased out two of the most dangerous Pfas compounds – Pfoa and Pfos. The EPA has found that virtually no level of exposure to either in drinking water is safe, and the International Agency for Research on C

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