sign_on_letter_pfas_food_packaging_72020-f7e4b7355e2b3d48.pdf

A coalition of health and environmental organizations is advocating for New York State legislation to ban PFAS in food packaging, citing severe health risks, the availability of safer alternatives, and the disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities.

• PFAS exposure is linked to serious health conditions, including kidney and testicular cancer, thyroid and liver disease, birth defects, decreased sperm quality, and early puberty. Furthermore, these chemicals may impair the immune system, potentially increasing the risk of contracting infectious diseases like COVID-19 and reducing the effectiveness of vaccines by lowering antibody responses.
• Food packaging is a primary source of PFAS exposure because the chemicals are used to make packaging water- and grease-repellant, and they are likely to leach into food. The document asserts that safer, equally effective alternatives already exist and are being adopted by some major food producers.
• PFAS exposure is influenced by race and product use; specifically, African American women showed higher levels of four PFAS chemicals (PFOA, PFNA, PFDeA, and PFOS) compared to non-Hispanic white women when eating prepared food from coated cardboard containers.
• Banning PFAS in food packaging would reduce the overall manufacture and disposal of these chemicals, which currently leads to the release of PFAS into the air and drinking water of fenceline communities and increases water treatment costs.

APA

Earthjustice (2020). sign_on_letter_pfas_food_packaging_72020-f7e4b7355e2b3d48.pdf. https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/sign_on_letter_pfas_food_packaging_72020.pdf

Chicago

Earthjustice. sign_on_letter_pfas_food_packaging_72020-f7e4b7355e2b3d48.pdf. 2020. https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/sign_on_letter_pfas_food_packaging_72020.pdf.

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BibTeX

@misc{earthjustice2020signonletterpfasfoodpackaging72020f7e4b7355e2b3d48pdf, author = {{Earthjustice}}, title = {{sign\_on\_letter\_pfas\_food\_packaging\_72020-f7e4b7355e2b3d48.pdf}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2020}, month = jul, url = {https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/sign_on_letter_pfas_food_packaging_72020.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }