{"id":247463,"date":"2024-03-21T22:27:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T22:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/68-pfas-forever-chemicals-found-by-scientists-in-food-packaging-worldwide\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T01:54:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T01:54:27","slug":"68-pfas-forever-chemicals-found-by-scientists-in-food-packaging-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/68-pfas-forever-chemicals-found-by-scientists-in-food-packaging-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"68 PFAS \u2018Forever Chemicals\u2019 Found by Scientists in Food Packaging Worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t\t\t\tPackaged fruits and vegetables at a market in Brazil. Pedro_Turrini \/ iStock \/ Getty Images Plus <\/p>\n
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New research by environmental scientists with Switzerland\u2019s Food Packaging Forum Foundation has uncovered 68 per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) \u201cforever chemicals\u201d in food packaging \u2014 including plastic, paper and coated metal.<\/p>\n
Used by manufacturers for decades in products like nonstick cookware, water-repellent clothing, stain-resistant fabrics, cosmetics, firefighting foam and food…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n