New York Legislature approves bill to ban PFAS in food containers

July 28, 2020

Read the full article by Eric Fleischauer (Times Union)

"ALBANY — In what may be the latest battlefront over potentially toxic PFAS chemicals in the environment, the state Legislature has approved a bill that would ban using the substances in food packaging.

PFAS’s, or poly and perfluorooctanoic acids, are associated with health problems such as thyroid disorders and cancers. Discovery of the chemicals in the village of Hoosick Falls’ water supply several years ago prompted emergency measures followed by a planned rebuilding of the municipal system.

There also has been a move to ban PFAS  incineration amid worries about emissions such as those coming from the Cohoes’ Norlite aggregate plant, which had been burning firefighting foam made with the substance."

Location:

• North AmericaUSNew York

Topics:

• ChemicalsPFAS
• ProductsFood contact materials
• SourcesManufacturing facilities
• SourcesLandfills
• Remediation
• Health
• PFAS Uses