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"FORRELEASE: TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2000
---- Following
negotiations
between
EPA
and
3M,
the
company
10d2y
announced that
d to produce
it
a
will voluntarily phase.
range of products,
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to
phase
out
and.
`develop
substitutes ncement
by by
3M
will
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thet
future
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these
chemicalswillbe
Browne.
"Today's
phaseout
annou
and
the:
environment
will
be
protected,"
said EPA
Administrator' Carol M. at those chemicals are: safe for
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individuals `actions are
required,
EPA
will
takethem.
and
only US manufacturer of PROS. EPA will be contacstuinpgpofrortefiogrngoavveorlunnmteanryts
Au present.3Mis the emical`manufacturers,
`both
domestically
and
{ntemationally,
to
seek
their
other ch phaseoutofPFOS
andrelatedchemicals.
`For more information, contact Martha Casey at.202-564-7842.
`Bonnie Piper, Acting Director:
Office of Media Relations
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