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Fast-food wrappers that contain PFAS are no longer sold in the US, the FDA says (apnews.com)

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Fast-food wrappers and packaging that contain so-called forever chemicals are no longer being sold in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.

It’s the result of a voluntary effort with U.S. food manufacturers to phase out food contact packaging made with PFAS, the acronym for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which do not degrade and can harm human health.

Starting in 2020, the FDA obtained commitments from U.S. food manufacturers to phase out PFAS in wrappers, boxes and bags with coating to prevent grease, water and other liquids from soaking through.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No PFAS in the wrapper, yet the burger gets enveloped/eaten by a being full of PFAS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

So we should just leave them in food wrappers? I don't get your point.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I did not have a point, I'm not that advanced.

And nothing nowhere should have PFAS, so its great we are gradually stopping wrapping our food in (yet finding things like outer clothes, shoes, etc w/o PFAS is still impossible).

I guess the closest thing to a point was that shit is already everywhere*, we can only stop using it & hope future generations do better.

*I'm absolutely not saying that if it's already everywhere we should add even more.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Some people just need to find a reason to be salty.