68 PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found by Scientists in Food Packaging Worldwide

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesMar 21, 2024, 6:27 pm296 pts
New research by environmental scientists with Switzerland’s Food Packaging Forum Foundation has uncovered 68 per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) “forever chemicals” in food packaging — including plastic, paper and coated metal. Used by manufacturers for decades in products like nonstick cookware,…

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