Nonprofit organizations file suit against Houston plastics manufacturer
New lawsuit aims to prevent Inhance Technologies USA from generating PFAS when fluorinating plastic containers.
On Dec. 27,nonprofit organizations the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a lawsuit under federal environmental law to prevent Inhance Technologies USA of Houston, Texas, from generating toxic PFAS or “forever chemicals” when fluorinating plastic containers, in violation of EPA regulations.
Testing conducted by the U.S. EPA, Notre Dame researchers, and other organizations has found PFAS chemicals on the inner and outer surfaces of fluorinated containers and in the contents of the containers. The PFAS in the containers are likely formed as a result of chemical reactions that occur during the fluorination process conducted by Inhance.