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PFAS contamination has also resulted in disruptions to the food supply, such as closures and limits on fishing. [96] Fluorosurfactants with shorter carbon chains may be less prone to accumulating in mammals; [51] there is still some concern that they may be harmful to both humans [97] [98] [99] and the environment. [100] [19]
While PFAS can enter food through plants, animals, and contaminated processing centers, “it is also possible for very small amounts of PFAS to enter foods through food packaging, processing, and ...
The FDA said PFAS — once commonly found in a range of products, including pizza boxes, fast-food wrappers and microwave popcorn bags — are no longer used in food packaging.
The US Food and Drug Administration has found food packaging materials like fast-food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags and take-out pizza boxes are a major source of dietary exposure to PFAS.
The Swedish National Food Agency recommends a drinking water limit of 0.09 μg/L for the sum of 11 PFASs (PFBS, PFHxS, PFOS, 6:2 FTSA, PFBA, PFPeA, PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFNA and PFDA). If PFASs are found above this limit in drinking water, immediate action is recommended to reduce the PFAS concentration in the drinking water to as far below the ...
Some, but not all, studies in humans with PFAS exposure have shown that certain PFAS may affect growth, learning, and behavior of infants and older children, lower a woman's chance of getting pregnant, interfere with the body's natural hormones, increase cholesterol levels, affect the immune system, and increase the risk of cancer." [82]
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) (conjugate base perfluorooctanesulfonate) is a chemical compound having an eight-carbon fluorocarbon chain and a sulfonic acid functional group, and thus it is a perfluorosulfonic acid and a perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS). It is an anthropogenic (man-made) fluorosurfactant, now regarded as a global pollutant.
PFAS are found in countless consumer goods, from nonstick cookware to cellphones. The chemicals have also been detected in drinking water nationwide. Fast food wrappers can contain harmful chemicals.