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Lawmakers, businesses and scientists debate PFAS bans in cookware and food packaging
Summary
Senators, environmental groups and business representatives testified on bills that would ban PFAS in food packaging and some consumer products; manufacturers warned against broad bans for certain fluoropolymers and urged chemical-specific distinctions.
The committee heard competing arguments over bills that would prohibit PFAS in food packaging and other consumer products (Senate 1588 and related omnibus language). Senator Moore, sponsor of S1588, argued the chemicals — commonly used to make products water-, grease- and stain-resistant — migrate into food and the body and are associated with multiple adverse health effects. “PFAS chemicals will migrate from the packaging container into the food and from…
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