UPDATE! In response to our new study with Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, CAVA announced it will eliminate #PFAS from its food packaging by mid-2021. In March sweetgreen announced it will phase out PFAS this year. Will other chains follow their lead? McDonald's Burger King Wendy's #MindTheStore bit.ly/3fuwAER
BREAKING NEWS: Our new study with Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families found nearly half of the food packaging tested from popular food chains like McDonald's Burger King and Wendy's contained levels of fluorine that suggested treatment with PFAS. 🍔🍟🍪
We all know PFAS pollutes our air, our water and our bodies. These toxics can cause cancer, compromise the immune system and more. There’s no need to package our food in toxic #PFAS packaging. We must hold companies like McDonald's accountable. Learn more: bit.ly/3fuwAER
The use of non-stick nightmare chemicals in packaging is outrageous. We've taken some big steps to ban #PFAS in food packaging in WA, and this effort with partner states would be an even bigger step. bit.ly/33aXLSR #waleg #StatesInTheLead
Toxics Group Spurs Nationwide Efforts to Ban PFAS in Packaging
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A coalition that decades ago fought heavy metals in food packaging is expanding its efforts, urging states from New Hampshire to California to ban “forever chemicals” in all forms of packaging.The Safer Products for Washington Act is one of our best chances to reduce toxics in the products we use every day. Thanks to recent efforts, we were able to get an expansion of the list of products Washington Department of Ecology will be looking at. #StatesInTheLead #waleg
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Washington Department of Ecology looking at toxins in common household products
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Could some of our most common household items be slowly poisoning us? That's what the Department of Ecology aims to find out.Celebrate #NationalLipstickDay by telling beauty companies to kiss #toxics good-bye.💋 Our partners at @SaferChemicals are keeping receipts on your favorite beauty stores. bit.ly/2Wp1ojT
Who will win the clean beauty race to the top?
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On the same day, Ulta Beauty announced it's partnering with Credo Beauty while Sephora announced a partnership with Beautycounter.
