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Firefighting foams like this one often contain PFAS chemicals. (Elaine Thompson/AP)

Mass. bills would ban PFAS in food packaging, kid's toys and more

More than a dozen states already ban PFAS in some consumer products. Research has linked the toxic "forever chemicals" to health problems including kidney cancer. But some business groups warn the sweeping Massachusetts proposal could be costly and impractical.

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