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Bipartisan bill to ban PFAS chemicals in food containers introduced in Congress today

The Keep Food Containers Safer from PFAS Act would ban the use of toxic PFAS in food containers and cookware and empowers the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to deem PFAS substances in any food containers or cookware as unsafe. The bill gives the FDA until 2022 to enforce this ban.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: FDA, food packaging, Liz Hitchcock, Mike Schade, Mind the Store Campaign, Safer States, Sarah Doll, toxic chemicals in food packaging, Erika Schreder, Toxic-Free Future, Who's Minding the Store? retailer report card, PFAS, Debbie Dingell, Maggie Hassan, Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act, Don Young

100% of breast milk samples tested positive for toxic “forever chemicals”

Today a new study finding toxic chemicals in 100% of breast milk samples tested was published in Environmental Science & Technology. Scientists from Toxic-Free Future, Indiana University, the University of Washington, and Seattle Children’s Research Institute led the research, which shows that toxic PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated substances)—including new generation compounds currently in use—build up in people.

Filed Under: Health Science, Mind the Store Tagged With: breast milk, carpet, chemicals in breast milk, food packaging, Laurie Valeriano, Liz Hitchcock, Mike Schade, Mind the Store Campaign, upholstery, Erika Schreder, Toxic-Free Future, PFAS, Debbie Dingell, Burger King, Indiana University, University of Washington, Dr. Amina Salamova, Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana

Wendy’s announces ban on toxic chemicals in food packaging

Fast-food chain Wendy’s recently reported that it will eliminate toxic chemicals PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) from its consumer-facing packaging in the U.S. and Canada by the end of 2021.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: food packaging, Liz Hitchcock, Mike Schade, Mind the Store Campaign, Albertsons, Trader Joe's, Amazon, Whole Foods Market, Ahold Delhaize, PFAS, Debbie Dingell, Burger King, McDonalds, success, Wendy's, Panera Bread, sweetgreen, Chipotle, Cava, Freshii

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