FDA Announces End of Sales of PFAS Used in U.S. Food Packaging

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) recently announced that grease-proofing substances containing per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) are no longer being sold by manufacturers for food contact use in the U.S. This development is largely the result of voluntary commitments by industry to stop the sale of grease-proofing substances containing certain types of PFAS that FDA research indicates carry health risks. The voluntary market phase-out of these substances eliminates them...
By: Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

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