Article 6KGSK Comic-themed bibs contaminated with harmful PFAS, California lawsuit alleges

Comic-themed bibs contaminated with harmful PFAS, California lawsuit alleges

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Suit claims bibs, produced by Bumkins, leaves babies exposed to high levels of forever chemicals' and do not have warning labels

DC and Marvel comic-themed baby and toddler bibs are contaminated with toxic PFAS forever chemicals", leaving kids exposed to carcinogens that can easily be ingested, a new California lawsuit alleges.

Among others, the suit names the bibs' US producer and Amazon as defendants. Under Proposition 65, products sold in California that contain PFOA, a highly toxic PFAS compound that was phased out of production in the US, must at a minimum contain a warning.

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