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EPA Approves Five PFAS Pesticides During Second Trump Administration
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved three new PFAS pesticides last week for use on U.S. crops. Two more were approved in November 2025. Nearly 40 percent of nonorganic California produce already contains traces of such chemicals.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved three new PFAS pesticides last week for use on U.S. crops, CNN reported. Two additional PFAS pesticides were approved in November 2025, bringing the total to five during the second Trump administration.
During the Biden presidency the agency approved one new PFAS pesticide. Nearly 40 percent of nonorganic fruits and vegetables grown in California contain traces of PFAS pesticides, according to a March report. California supplies nearly half of the vegetables and more than three-quarters of the fruits and nuts eaten in the United States.
The EPA states PFAS are linked to higher risk of cancer, obesity, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, decreased fertility, reproductive and developmental disruptions, and immune system damage. The Trump administration delayed or rolled back strict rules set by the Biden administration on toxic PFAS levels in drinking water.
In mid-November 2025 the EPA changed its website definition of PFAS chemicals.
The revised page states that EPA-approved single fluorinated compounds are not forever chemicals, are not PFAS, and do not pose any risks of concern when used as labeled. The change was coordinated by OCSPP Deputy Assistant Administrator Kyle Kunkler, Assistant Administrator Doug Troutman, and Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Nancy Beck.
Kunkler was formerly senior director of government affairs for the American Soybean Association.
Troutman was formerly general counsel of the American Cleaning Institute. Beck was formerly an executive for the American Chemistry Council. One day after approving the three new PFAS pesticides, the EPA proposed requiring U.S.
