Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into Hanes and Fruit of the Loom over the possible presence of toxic chemicals in children's underwear. His office announced on October 6 that it issued civil investigative demands to both companies, according to the attorney general's release.
The release names bisphenols, phthalates, PFAS, parabens, and fluorine as chemicals of concern. It does not cite test results showing that any of these substances are in the companies' products. An investigation is a request for information, not a finding of wrongdoing.
