A 2022 law expanded the FDA's authority to regulate makeup, and it also set a 3-year deadline for a report on potential risk of PFAS, known as 'forever chemicals,' in cosmetics.
PFAS compounds often are used to resist grease, oil, water, and heat in industrial settings. They are used in thousands of products, from nonstick cookware to firefighting foams and protective gear, because they can reduce friction,a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on PFAS that was issued last year.
This is in contrast to proteins and carbohydrates, which are in a sense prepackaged for relatively easy disassembly in the human body. Many of these compounds have weak links that enzymes and stomach acid can take apart, such as sulfur-to-sulfur bonds. That's why protein-based biotech drugs are injected instead of administered as pills. The ultimate goal of this digestion is for the body to gain energy from these compounds.
Sen. Susan Collins cited Peaslee's article in a 2021 floor speech as she argued for having the FDA ban the intentional addition of PFAS to cosmetics. In addition, workers at cosmetics plants may be exposed to PFAS and discarded cosmetics that have these compounds, which could potentially contaminate drinking water, Collins said. In 2021, sheseeking a ban on PFAS that re intentionally added to cosmetics. That legislation did not advance through the Senate.
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