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End Of PFAS Grease Agents In Food Packaging.
- Source :
- BioCycle CONNECT; 5/8/2024, Vol. 5 Issue 9, p3-3, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that grease-proofing materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are no longer being sold for use in food packaging in the U.S. This decision eliminates a major source of dietary exposure to PFAS from items such as fast-food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags, take-out containers, and pet food bags. The FDA engaged with companies in 2020 to cease sales of these substances following a safety assessment, and the voluntary commitment by manufacturers to phase out the use of PFAS in paper and paperboard food packaging products was influenced by research conducted and published by FDA scientists. [Extracted from the article]
- Subjects :
- FOOD packaging
FLUOROALKYL compounds
POPCORN
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Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- BioCycle CONNECT
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 177241294