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| Title | Focus on: Alternatives assessment on PFAS chemicals in food packaging |
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Focus on: Alternatives assessment on PFAS chemicals in food packaging (Number of pages: 2) (Publication Size: 813KB)
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| Author(s) | Goetz, Kimberly | ||||
| Description | In 2018, the Washington State Legislature passed a law prohibiting the use of all per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in plant fiber-based food packaging. Before the ban takes effect, Ecology must identify whether safer alternatives to PFAS are available and publish the findings in a report to the Legislature. In order to determine whether safer alternatives to PFAS are available, Ecology is conducting an “alternatives assessment.” This is a formal process to identify, compare, and select safer alternatives to chemicals of concern and evaluate a chemical’s hazards, performance, and economic viability. |
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| Contact | HWTR Publications Coordinator at 360-407-6700 or hwtrpubs@ecy.wa.gov | ||||
| Keywords | PFAS, packaging, alternatives assessment, packaging testing, Legislative Report, legislative, per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances | ||||
| WEB PAGE | Per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) | ||||
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | Title:
Safer Alternatives to PFAS in Food Packaging: Second Report to the Legislature Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Food Packaging Second Alternatives Assessment Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment Safer Alternatives to PFAS in Food Packaging: Report to the Legislature |
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