Greenpeace finds brands like North Face using toxic chemicals in outdoor products

Environment group calls on leading outdoor brands to phase out PFCs, which have been linked to reproductive and developmental problems

Outdoor types, known for their love of the wilderness and healthy lifestyles, are contributing to the accumulation of toxic and long-lasting synthetic chemicals that are now found in everything from remote lakes to human breast milk.

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