Kevin Loria joins the conversation to talk about his recent Consumer Reports article about PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), in grocery and restaurant foods, “Dangerous PFAS Chemicals Are in Your Food Packaging.” The magazine found PFAS in the majority of 100 food packaging materials they tested, including off-the-shelf foods at grocers and Burger King, Chick-fil-A, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and other […]
The chemical group referred to as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) — more popularly called “forever chemicals” — is rapidly evolving into one of humanity’s most severe environmental crises. Found in soil, water, air, plants, and animals everywhere across the globe and tainting the blood of virtually all Americans, PFAS are linked to a host of human diseases, including cancer. […]
Many of our everyday products contain highly toxic fluorinated chemicals known as per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Used in commercial products since the 1940s, this family of thousands of long-lasting human-made chemicals breaks down very slowly over time. Because they contain an extremely strong carbon-fluorine bond, these chemicals do not readily degrade in the environment. For this reason, they have […]
Kevin Loria joins the conversation to talk about his recent Consumer Reports article about PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), in grocery and restaurant foods, “Dangerous PFAS Chemicals Are in Your Food Packaging.” The magazine found PFAS in the majority of 100 food packaging materials they tested, including off-the-shelf foods at grocers and Burger King, Chick-fil-A, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and other […]