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3M

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Multinational conglomerate producing over 60,000 products, including Post-it notes, Scotch tape, and N95 masks.

Last updated April 26, 2026

Reasons to avoid

Issues span:EnvironmentConsumer
  1. Agreed to pay $10.3 billion to settle lawsuits over contaminating public water systems with PFAS "forever chemicals".AgencyIQ2024-03-29
  2. Paying $6 billion to resolve lawsuits from U.S. veterans who suffered hearing loss due to defective combat earplugs.Reuters2025-03-12
  3. Decades of manufacturing PFAS chemicals linked to cancer and environmental damage, only agreeing to stop by end of 2025.Bloomberg2025-01-15

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