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ForeverLawn PFAS Safety Statement Since our inception, ForeverLawn has prioritized both quality and integrity of product, understanding that to properly serve our customers and communities we must provide a solution that enhances and fosters safety, accessibility, and longevity. Guided by this conviction, we have selected both materials and partners with the utmost caution to ensure we produce the best and safest synthetic grass solutions. As a result of this, we say with absolute certainty that the entire ForeverLawn family of products are not constructed with any per- and/or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and have reverified with our suppliers that all components used are PFAS-free. It should be noted that while our materials and products are not manufactured with PFAS, certain processes and environmental conditions can cause trace amounts of PFAS to appear on specific products. However, these residual quantities are negligible when compared to other common household items and do not pose any known safety concerns. It is commonly known that many products we engage with every day contain some PFAS. For example, a toothbrush might have up to 800 parts per million of PFAS. Makeup, medicines, and other personal care products may contain several thousand parts per million. In contrast, independent testing of our product components have verified that our products contain less than 100 parts per million - far less than these everyday products. As such, we oppose statements claiming that "all artificial turf is made with toxic PFAS compounds,"' and instead stand by the proven safety of our products which help preserve the well-being of our customers and their environments. Synthetic turf has time and time again been shown to safeguard and enhance community life. Synthetic turf protects water sources by eliminating chemical runoff from pesticides and fertilizers.2 Athletes using synthetic turf field facilities have comparable or even lower carcinogenic exposure levels when compared to groups of their peers.3 Furthermore, synthetic turf increases usability of spaces by up to 300% when compared to even the most intensely maintained natural grass spaces.4 ForeverLawn also proudly offers a variety of proprietary and proven safety features within our products and systems, including antistatic and antimicrobial product qualities, superior G -MAX ratings, up to 15 - foot critical fall height ratings, and surfaces exceeding ADA accessibility specifications. ForeverLawn is fully committed to improving our communities' safety, from the production to the applications of our products. We are continuously seeking ways to enhance and improve these offerings, even as we lead the industry in safety, accessibility, and longevity. We look forward to continually serving our customers with the best products and practices available. Brian Karmie Tom Fulk Co -Founder of ForeverLawn Supply Chain I3 Production Specialist 1 Perkins, Tom. "Boston Bans Artificial Turf in Parks Due to Toxic'Forever Chemicals'." The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 30 Sept. 2022, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/Sep/30/boston-bans-artificial-turf-toxic-forever-chemicals-pfas. 2 "Issue Briefs 8 Position Statements for STC Members." Synthetic Turf Council, https://www.syntheticturfcouncii.org/general/custom.asp?page=Position Statements. 3 Peterson, Michael K., at al. "Comprehensive Multipathway Risk Assessment of Chemicals Associated with Recycled ('Crumb') Rubber in Synthetic Turf Fields." Environmental Research, vol. 160, 1 Mar. 2018, pp. 256-268., https://doi.org/l 0.1016l7.envres.2017.09.019. 4 "Issue Briefs 8 Position Statements for STC Members." Synthetic Turf Council, https://www.syntheticturfcouncii.org/general/custom.asp? page=Pos ition_Statements, Fo4erLawn