Summer 2023 research snapshot: PFAS in food packaging, food, …
Aug 4, 2023 · In an article published on August 4, 2023, in the journal Chemosphere, María Jesús Dueñas -Mas from the University of Córdoba, Spain, and co-authors quantified PFAS in 47 food contact articles (FCAs) collected from 17 French fast-food restaurants between September and November 2021. Samples were made of paper or cardboard and included cups ...
FDA plans reorganization, monitors PFAS phase-out - Food …
May 30, 2024 · In case of Maine, PFAS-containing fiber food packaging will be banned from May 25, 2026 onward, while Rhode Island has set its ban on using PFAS in food packaging and processing for 2027. Certain states, including Vermont, Connecticut, and Colorado are expanding their respective PFAS bans to include cookware, as reported by Packaging Law .
US FDA and EPA publish requests for information on PFAS – Food ...
Jul 20, 2022 · US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asks for information on the use of fluorinated polyethylene for food contact and dietary exposure due to migration; US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeks responses to specific questions to help form PFAS strategic action plan; FDA comment period open until October 18, 2022, and EPA period until ...
NGOs petition US FDA to ban PFAS in food packaging
Jun 3, 2021 · The FDA began phasing out long-chain PFAS in food packaging in 2012 but continued to allow short-chain PFAS due to initial research that they were safer. However, in May, The Guardian reported that companies such as DuPont and Daikin lied about the safety of short-chain PFAS to the FDA, purportedly hiding research “that suggested toxicity to ...
California considers policy on PFAS in food packaging
Sep 4, 2020 · In a virtual workshop held on August 31, 2020, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) discussed and received public comments on food packaging containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in relation to them being identified as priority products under the state’s Safer Consumer Products program.
PFAS actions in three US states – Food Packaging Forum
On August 26, 2021, news provider Chemical Watch reported that California’s Senate had amended their proposed bill to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging and cookware. The amendment gives companies until 2024, an extra year, to add labels to products containing ‘chemicals of concern’ and the wording was ...
Reviews discuss health hazards of plastics including PFAS | Food ...
Dec 22, 2021 · Reviews discuss health hazards of plastics including PFAS. Medical professionals elaborate on health hazards connected with plastic production, use, and waste; give options to reduce impacts on humans and the planet; scientists summarize current knowledge on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) occurrence and migration …
Action and inaction on PFAS in the US federal government
Oct 13, 2022 · “ Cosmetics reform, PFAS food packaging ban dropped from US spending bill.” Chemical Watch Safer Chemicals Healthy Families (July 19, 2022). “ More than 100 groups from across the country urge Congress to ban toxic PFAS in food packaging.” 117 th US Congress (November 2, 2021). “ Keep food containers safe from PFAS act of 2021 ...
PFAS research snapshot Q4 2023: presence ... - Food Packaging …
PFAS in single-use food packaging. On December 13, 2023, IPEN, a non-profit umbrella organization comprising 600 public interest NGOs, published a report on PFAS use and contamination in single-use paper, cardboard, and plant-based food packaging and tableware. Jitka Straková and co-authors assessed samples from 17 countries across Asia ...
Science editorial: Persistence of chemicals calls for innovation …
Jul 21, 2023 · The Food Packaging Forum enables stakeholders to make better decisions by applying the latest science on chemicals in food contact materials and on the environmental impacts of food packaging. Through its independent, balanced, and science-based publications and tools, the Food Packaging Forum contributes to protecting human and environmental ...