US: Push for ban of harmful chemicals in fast food packaging

Assembly member Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) announced legislation to make California the first state to ban chemicals linked to cancer and organ failure from fast-food wrappers and food take-out containers.
Inspired by research released in February finding 40 percent of fast food wrappers test positive for toxic chemical coatings, Ting’s Assembly Bill (AB) 958 would prohibit food providers from using food wrappers and to-go containers made with Perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs). PFCs are used to make food packaging leak-proof and grease-proof. In 2015, hundreds of scientists urged the abandonment of PFCs and the development of safer alternatives (Press Release Phil Ting, 6 April 2017).
Click here for the full press release.
Click here for Assembly Bill 958.
Click here for more information about the online NVC E-Workshop Food Contact Materials Legislation.

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