Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on April 13 that he has launched an investigation into athletic wear company Lululemon over potential contamination in its products.
In a statement, Paxton said a civil investigative demand has been issued to Lululemon as part of the probe to determine whether the company misled its customers about the safety and quality of its apparel.
The investigation will examine whether Lululemon’s apparel contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which customers would not expect based on the brand’s marketing, he said.
PFAS are synthetic chemicals used in consumer and industrial products, commonly known as “forever chemicals” due to their inability to degrade and tendency to accumulate in human bodies and the environment….