California lawmakers are weighing whether to ban a group of chemicals known as PFAS, which are often called " forever chemicals ," in cookware. The move has pulled in celebrity chefs on one side and environmentalists, including actor Mark Ruffalo, on the other.

The proposal, Senate Bill 682 , would prohibit PFAS in cookware, cleaning products, dental floss, ski wax, food packaging and certain children's products. The state Senate has already passed the bill and sent it to the state Assembly for consideration. Lawmakers face a Friday deadline to finalize the measure and send it to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

It's the latest move to limit PFAS, which are a class of thousands of chemicals that have been around for more than 70 years and are widely used in a variety of consumer, commercial and

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