We can add toilet paper to the long list of products that are contaminated with PFAS;  This pervasive contamination has led experts to recommend many Americans get tested for PFAS, (Perflorooctanoic Acid & Perfluooctyl Sulfonate). It's time to ban these dangerous chemicals. PFAS contamination has been found in a huge bevy of products for which it wasn't added intentionally.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  PFAS can leach into products during the manufacturing process, and companies don't even realize it. The report, issued jointly by Mamavation and Environmental Health News found that 4 of 17 toilet paper brands tested positive for florine, an indicator of PFAS. Levels of PFAS ranged from ten parts per million to 35 ppm in four brands:  Charmin Ultra Soft toilet paper, Seventh Generation 100% recycled bath tissue, Tushy Bamboo Toilet Paper and Who Gives a Crap Bamboo toilet paper.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Dispite bland reassurances, it is clear that the EPA has no idea of the scope of this problem. The EPA seems even more unconcerned about PFAS contamination. The agency has adopted a "working definition" of PFAS that excludes thousands of chemicals from the PFAS classification, which will make it harder to apply safety standards to these compounds and for polluters to be held accountable in the courts. NASEM recently issued a report recommending blood tests and medical monitoring for millions of Americans who live in contaminated communities, have jobs that expose them to PFAS, and those who live near commercial airports, military bases, wastewater treatment plants, farms where sewage sludge is used, landfills or incinerators.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               The report also details the links between PFAS levels in the blood and specific health concerns, concluding there IS " sufficient evidence" to link PFAS exposure to kidney cancer, decreased infant and fetal growth, decreased immune response, and high cholesterol. The quotes from the authors are stunning:  "We find contamination on all 50 states and at least two territories, and in over 2,800 communities across the country."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     PFAS-are endocrine disruptors, meaning they interfere with our hormones. A small change in hormone concentration-the equivalent of one drop of water in 20 olympic-sized swimming pools-is enough to influence the human endocrine system, which impacts growth, metabolism, sleep, and other important bodily functions. Disruptions to our hormone system can lead to changes that cause disease and even death.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     As a result of the pervasive use of PFAS in consumers, military and industrial products, there is now widespread contamination of PFAS in our water, air, food and soil - ACROSS THE WORLD. Meanwhile, our government permits the continued use of these chemicals in spite of their extreme toxicity and turns a blind eye towards thousands of dangerous PFAS compounds.  This is completely unacceptable.  Please sign the petition at- Alliance For Natural Health.