Posted 2/29/2024, 12:28:00 AM
FDA Pushes Major Packaging Companies to Phase Out 'Forever Chemicals' Linked to Cancer
- FDA announced companies voluntarily phasing out forever chemicals in food packaging like wrappers and bags
- These chemicals called PFAS can accumulate over time and cause health issues like cancer
- Full elimination of PFAS from packaging could take over 18 months as companies exhaust supply
- Avoiding PFAS exposure from packaging difficult so this phase out is a major public health win
- Until packaging fully phased out, minimize exposure by limiting fast/takeout foods in coated containers