More than 50 civil society organisations have signed a manifesto urging the European Commission and EU member states to urgently ban PFAS, hazardous substances also known as ‘forever chemicals’ due to their persistence in the human body and the environment.
Amid inadequate testing and a lack of regulation, we’re all eating “forever chemicals.”
They are called the ‘forever chemicals’. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS (pronounced simply as P-fas), are part of a family of thousands of chemicals found in everyday objects, such as food packaging. They are in our bodies and in nature, but you may not be familiar with them – and you are not … Euronews: You are what you eat – and what you eat out of : how industrial chemicals contribute our bodies
VOICE has established, using chemical analysis, the presence of chemicals of concern in commonly available food contact materials (FCMs), with implications around contamination of waste streams and the integrity of the circular economy here in Ireland.
PFAS: short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, chemicals used in products such as non-stick cookware, food packaging, water-resistant clothing and stain-resistant carpeting
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a class of thousands of “forever chemicals” constituting a global threat to public and environmental health.1
This report is based on a European study, carried out by 8 civil society organisations, into the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in paper, board and moulded plant fibre disposable food packaging and tableware, sold in six European countries
In May 2015, the Danish supermarket COOP completely stopped selling microwave popcorn. The shelves where it used to be were suddenly empty. Then in October the same year, it reappeared on the shelves.
The food that I serve my three children is likely to contain unwanted substances due to contaminated soil, air or water. It’s sad, but it’s a fact.
