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Tackling PFAS for Safer and More Sustainable Food Packaging

DECEMBER 2023/ JANUARY 2024​ Packaging Column

​Packaging Topic Brief:

  • Origin agnostic: Understand why both Intentionally Added Substances (IAS) and Non-Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS) for PFAs and other chemcials of concern need to be addressed
  • Innovative PFAS Alternatives: Explore solutions such as altered structures, alternative coatings, and value chain adjustments 
  • Industry Promising Practices: Delve into the collaborative efforts of packaging stakeholders – suppliers, brands, retailers, and waste handlers – as they unite to achieve PFAS levels below toxicity, ensuring consumer safety and advancing environmental responsibility.

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This content is related to food packaging, including:

  1. PFAS mitigation strategies
  2. Origin-agnostic legislation
  3. Regulatory trends in the EU and the US
  4. Alternatives to PFAS in packaging
  5. Linking PFAS mitigation to sustainability
  6. Value chain adjustment
  7. Safeguarding food packaging and the global food supply

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