‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Used in US Food Packaging

In the original three-year phase-out announcement in 2020, the FDA stated it could take about 18 months for PFAS-containing products to leave circulation.

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To protect the public from cancerous chemical leach, U.S. manufacturers have stopped using short-chain per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging and paperboard products within the United States.

The move comes four years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that three manufacturers had committed to a voluntary phase-out of the chemicals in food packaging.