Following Efforts From Sen. Hassan, Major Fast Food Restaurants Commit to Removing PFAS From Packaging
April 14, 2022
April 14, 2022
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
Following bipartisan efforts led by Senator Maggie Hassan, major fast food restaurants -- including Burger King, Chik-Fil-A, and Starbucks - announced that they would phase out PFAS chemicals from their food packaging. Last November, Senator Hassan introduced bipartisan legislation to ban toxic PFAS chemicals - also known as 'forever chemicals' - in food wrappers and packaging. . . .
Following bipartisan efforts led by Senator Maggie Hassan, major fast food restaurants -- including Burger King, Chik-Fil-A, and Starbucks - announced that they would phase out PFAS chemicals from their food packaging. Last November, Senator Hassan introduced bipartisan legislation to ban toxic PFAS chemicals - also known as 'forever chemicals' - in food wrappers and packaging. . . .