For the first time, researchers from theUniversity of Toronto,Indiana University, and theUniversity of Notre Damehave discovered the presence of harmful PFAS chemicals in Canadian fast-food packaging. These chemicals, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have been found in water-and-grease...
Sept. 17, 2024 – People ingest tiny, chemical-containing bits of things that touch the food and drink we consume every day. There are a vast number of sources of these chemicals, ranging from plastic bags and bottles to take-out containers and shrink wrap to manufacturing and cooking equipm...
Fast-food wrappers and packaging that contain so-calledforever chemicalsare no longer being sold in the U.S., the Food and Drug AdministrationannouncedWednesday. It's the result of a voluntary effort with U.S. food manufacturers to phase out food contact packaging made with PFAS, the acronym ...
While some American state and local governments such as Washington, Maine, New York, and San Francisco are moving to phase out the class of PFAS from food packaging in favour of safer alternatives, no government in Canada has proposed to ban these toxic chemicals. Specifically, Canada’...
A report released by environmental advocacy groups based in the U.S. revealed on Thursday that the two food chains use toxic PFAS substances, namely human-made perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, in the packaging of some of their food. McDonald's China franchise states that there are...
Approximately 83% of flexible food packaging and 45% of all rigid food packaging is made from plastics, with UPFs commonly encased in these materials [33]. Plastic FCMs contain many chemicals, both intentionally used and non-intentionally added, as well as those from glues, printing inks, and...
Toxic food packaging chemicals found in humansdoi:10.1021/cen-10230-scicon5toxicologyfoodmaterialsfood packagingpfasMax BarnhartChemical & Engineering News
Other chemicals of concern come from food packaging, fabric stains, water repellents, cookware and fire extinguishers. These ones are known as “forever chemicals” because they last for such a long time in the environment. Many are listed as persistent organic pollutants in Cana...
Testing by the groups revealed toxic PFAS substances – man-made perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals – in the food packaging of Burger King’s “Whopper,” chicken nuggets and cookies; in Wendy’spaper bags; and in McDonald’swrappers for the “Big Mac,” french fries and cookies. ...
“The study provides empirical evidence of the extent of PFAS in pesticides,” said DeWitt, who was not involved in the research. More oversight needed Despite the presence of PFAS, the chemicals are not often considered in federal pesticide regulatory efforts or in toxicologic evaluations of ...