Consumer Reports looked at which fast food restaurants have high amounts of PFAS, or forever chemicals, in their packaging.
Think about that takeout food order you made recently—almost all of it probably came wrapped or boxed in one form or another. And it’s what’s in some of that packaging that is raising concern.finds potentially dangerous chemicals in many commonly used food wrappers.
Over 100 food packaging products were tested for so-called forever chemicals—or PFAS—from popular retailers, and what they found is concerning. CR found PFAS in many types of packaging. In packaging from fast-food restaurants and from grocery stores. We even found it in packaging from places that say they’re moving away from PFAS.
PFAS, also known as forever chemicals because, in general, they don’t break down in landfills, have been linked to serious health problems such as increased risk for some cancers, lowered immunity, and liver damage.
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