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[Public comment] California DTSC: PFAS and their alternatives in food packaging products
Policy
26 Oct 2019
California's DTSC is seeking input on specific questions pertaining to PFAS and their alternatives in food packaging products. Deadline: Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
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[Public comment] EU notification on the PFAS ban in paper and board FCM in Denmark
Policy
23 Oct 2019
Scientists, business, regulators and others, not necessarily based in the EU, can comment. Deadline: January 24, 2020.
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Dietary Habits Related to Food Packaging and Population Exposure to PFASs
Science
11 Oct 2019 | Envir. Health Pers.
A study found the consumption of meals from fast-food restaurants associated with higher PFAS blood levels and lower with food prepared and eaten at home.
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‘Forever chemicals’ are in your popcorn—and your blood
News
10 Oct 2019 | Wired
According to a recently published peer-reviewed study, the more often people eat at home, the lower their level of PFAS chemicals. Also, people who reported eating microwave popcorn had significantly higher levels of four types of PFAS. Additionally, the study linked PFAS levels in blood to a diet high in shellfish, which can accumulate those chemicals from contaminated water.
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OECD Webinar: Finding Alternatives to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances of Concern: A Difficult and Continuing Challenge
Events
26 Sep 2019
The webinar will present efforts, successes and challenges in eliminating per and polyfluorinated chemicals of environmental concern from the life cycle of consumer products.
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Denmark just became the first country to ban PFAS 'forever chemicals' from food packaging
News
4 Sep 2019 | CNN
Under Denmark's new regulation food packaging, for example, baking paper, and microwave popcorn bags will be required to be manufactured without any PFAS.
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Denmark becomes first country to ban all PFAS from food contact materials
Policy
3 Sep 2019
Danish Food Minister Mogens Jensen moves to ban harmful PFAS in food packaging.
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Denmark just became the first country to ban a toxic lining common in food containers
News
3 Sep 2019 | QUARTZ
The Danish government noted that “fortunately” there are other ways to make paper grease-proof and water-proof that don’t have the potential to cause cancer and endocrine disorders.
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'Forever chemicals' linked to cancer and developmental issues lurk in the blood of almost every American. Here's how to avoid them
News
23 Aug 2019 | Business Insider
PFAS are difficult to avoid, but there are still ways to screen your household items.
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Cancer-linked forever chemicals found in more consumer products raises unanswered questions
News
13 Aug 2019 | NBC Bay Area
The New Food Economy tested fiber bowls from 14 locations of eight New York City restaurants and found that they contained high levels of fluorine, which indicates intentional treatment with PFAS compounds.
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Exclusive: Maker of 'forever chemicals' cuts food packaging products
News
9 Aug 2019 | Politico
Chemours has quietly stopped making some non-stick coatings used in disposable food packaging.
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Many eco-friendly takeout bowls contain dangerous chemicals linked to cancer and infertility
News
6 Aug 2019 | Brinkwire
It means these bowls are not compostable or biodegradable – meaning they will remain on earth for several generations and beyond.
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Blog post: FDA must abandon flawed assumptions when reviewing safety of PFAS uses in food
News
5 Aug 2019 | Environmental Defense Fund Blog
All the PFAS uses allowed by FDA that we reviewed had estimated exposures exceeding the most protective minimal risk level for PFOS proposed by the CDC.
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What consumers can do as regulators weigh ‘compounds’ risk
News
20 Jul 2019 | Associated Press
It’s probably impossible to avoid all exposures, says Leonardo Trasande, a children’s environmental health specialist and vice chair for research at New York University’s pediatrics department, and a PFAS expert. But there are “safe and simple steps to limit exposure based on what we know.”
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Dietary Characteristics and Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Among Pre-diabetic Adults in Diabetes Prevention Program (OR17-06-19)
Science
13 Jun 2019 | Curr Dev Nutr
Diet was determined to be a major route of PFAS exposure with fried fatty-foods containing the most and dark-green vegetables containing the least PFAS.