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Significance of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Food Packaging
Science
2 Feb 2021 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
Researchers determined the limit of performance for PFCAs on the surface of recycled paper packaging materials.
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Firefighters battle an unseen hazard: Their gear could be toxic
News
26 Jan 2021 | New York Times
Firefighters are demanding independent testing for cancer-linked chemicals known as PFAS in their gear and that their union drop sponsorships from chemical and equipment makers.
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[Blog] PFAS free & I’m lovin’ it
News
19 Jan 2021 | U.S. PIRG
McDonald’s just committed to phasing out PFAS-treated food packaging from its restaurants globally by 2025. Other restaurants, like Burger King and Wendy’s, should follow its lead.
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McDonalds pledges to stop using PFAS in food packaging by 2025
News
15 Jan 2021 | MLive
Burgers, fries, cookies and other menu items at the world’s largest fast food chain will no longer come with a side of “forever chemicals” after McDonalds phases out toxic PFAS from its food packaging over the next several years.
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Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) adsorbed to polyethylene microplastics: accumulation and ecotoxicological effects in the clam Scrobicularia plana
Science
12 Jan 2021 | Mar. Environ. Res.
Low-density polyethylene microplastics and with PFOS adsorbed of two different sizes were ingested in Scrobicularia plana and was associated with oxidative stress.
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Nonstick pans often don't note they use PFAS
News
28 Dec 2020 | NPR
A Michigan-based environmental group has found many nonstick pans are coated with a chemical from the PFAS family
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Legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Australian biosolids
Science
22 Dec 2020 | Chemosphere
Using the population data supplied by the participating WWTPs, the mean annual estimated biosolids-associated PFAS contribution is 6 mg per person per year and ranged between 0.6 mg and 15 mg.
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Cosmetics, cellphones, guitar strings: where we found 'forever chemicals'
News
14 Dec 2020 | The Guardian
Altogether, we found PFAS in more than 200 use categories. We already knew about PFAS in fire-fighting foams, refrigerants, lithium-ion batteries, carpets, waterproof fabrics, ski waxes, fast-food paper and board containers, muffin forms, popcorn bags, and dental floss.
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New York Ban On PFAS In Food Packaging Is Now Law
Policy
8 Dec 2020
On December 3, 2020, Governor Cuomo took the final step and signed the PFAS food packaging ban it into law, joining Maine and Washington in banning the use of PFAS in food packaging.
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New York ban on PFAS in food packaging is now law
News
7 Dec 2020 | The National Law Review
The bill broadly bans the use of all PFAS and goes into effect in 2023.
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Toxic PFAS chemicals discovered in hundreds of products
News
2 Dec 2020 | The Intercept
Climbing ropes, guitar strings, and hand sanitizer are among the newly reported uses for the toxic “forever” chemicals.
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An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Science
2 Nov 2020 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
A review found over 1,400 individual PFAS in 200 use categories and subcategories currently on the international marketplace.
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Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: Linking policy-making with scientific research
Events
21 Oct 2020
The 2020 Food Packaging Forum Workshop will take place online in a virtual format on October 21-23, 2020, under the theme “Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: Linking policy-making with scientific research.”
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‘We can never get to zero’: Organics recyclers face hard choices in responding to PFAS contamination
News
19 Oct 2020 | WasteDrive
In January of this year, the Michigan city of Ann Arbor announced a grim discovery: traces of a notorious group of toxic chemicals had cropped up in the city’s compost facility.
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Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) alter the blood lipidome and the hepatic proteome in a murine model of diet-induced obesity.
Science
7 Oct 2020 | Toxicol. Sci.
PFOS and PFHxS were found to increase the risk of metabolic and inflammatory disease when a diet high in fat was consumed.