PFAS Free Australia

Listen to PFAS Free North America Director and Greenlid CEO, Dr Morgan Wyatt speaking at the Auspack 2022 conference in Sydney

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Congratulations on Starbucks taking such a proactive approach to the removal of PFAS from their food contact packaging in Australia by the end of next year.

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Here is a really great video from our friends at https://www.facebook.com/saferchemicals regarding water resistant and stain resistant clothing and products

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PFAS-Free Australia as part of the PFAS-Free Global Network are pleased to confirm the latest news from the US with introduction of the # Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act to the US House of Representatives.

The legislation will ban the use of any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) as food contact substances.

This action is both long overdue and a significant step in the fight to build awareness and accountability across a broad platform of products. Products that are widely used and blindly accepted by consumers and manufacturers.

The use of PFAS containing food packaging is widespread on a global base – and disappointingly, despite available and proven alternatives, packaging manufacturers and converters alike, continue to look at profits over product options that deliver environmental and consumer safety.

If you think the extensive use of PFAS in Food Contact packaging is a circumstance unique to the US – think again. Australia is in the same position and to some extent the position is worse in Australia given the prevalence and proximity to imported low-cost product from Asian supply sources.

The Media Release attached is an interesting read and perhaps will restart the conversations that need to be had in our market.

Preliminary research has commenced in Australia and whilst results are available and more research is underway, the collation of global data and the requirement to report to standards is slowly developing.

PFAS-Free Australia supports the commitment of industry and the undertakings of researchers across the globe with the PFAS -Free Certified Trademark.

If you are interested in understanding more about PFAS in the Food Packaging space, please contact us at PFAS-Free Australia.

https://saferchemicals.org/2021/11/18/bipartisan-bill-to-ban-pfas-chemicals-in-food-containers-introduced-in-congress-today/

Bipartisan bill to ban PFAS chemicals in food containers introduced in Congress today The Keep Food Containers Safer from PFAS Act would ban the use of toxic PFAS in food containers and cookware and empowers the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to deem PFAS substances in any food containers or cookware as unsafe. The bill gives the FDA until 2022 to enforce this ban.

Big news out of the US overnight with the Biden administration announcing enforceable regulations coming into play in the immediate future on water, air and food. How long before we see the Federal Governments in Australia and New Zealand take the same position? Talk to PFAS Free Australia about how to get your products tested and get certified as PFAS Free.

Biden administration moves to curtail toxic ‘forever chemicals’ The Biden administration will move Monday to regulate a group of long-lasting chemicals that pose serious health risks to millions of Americans, and pervade everyday products such as cosmetics, dental floss, fast food containers and drinking water.

PFAS is known as the 'forever chemicals'.
In Australia, they first become known as the 'bad stuff' in fire fighting foam but their insidious use goes far and wide. Thanks to for this enlightening on PFAS use in clothing.
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The Toxic Clothing You Are Wearing - Amy Myers MD To make fabric wrinkle-free, repel moisture, and smell nice there’s usually a chemical cocktail applied to the fabric, which means your clothing is toxic.

Do you have a partner, relative or significant other that uses 'long lasting and waterproof' concealers, eye products, eyebrow products, face products, foundations, lip products, mascaras?
Would be well worth a read of this article from Greenmatters regarding the presence of PFAS in quite a number of leading cosmetics brands? The US have introduced a bill to ban the use of PFAS. I wonder how long until the Australian government address the issue that is so much wider than just fire fighting foam?https://lnkd.in/g9yGwgks

PFAS BACKGROUND
Chemical companies sell PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) for application to paper and textiles as stain-resistant, water-repellent, and grease-proofing treatments. A growing body of scientific research has found links between exposures to PFAS and a wide range of health problems including a weaker immune system, cancer, increased cholesterol levels, pregnancy-induced hypertension, liver damage, reduced fertility, and increased risk of thyroid disease. PFAS are often referred to as “forever” chemicals because they are not known to break down in the environment and can easily move through soil to drinking water. With remarkable persistence and mobility, PFAS have become global pollutants that threaten the health of people and wildlife. A recent peer-reviewed study by Toxic-Free Future found PFAS in 100% of breast milk samples tested and that newer PFAS build up in people.
State governments are taking legislative and regulatory actions to phase out PFAS in products to prevent contamination in favor of safer alternatives. For example, laws in ME and WA have given state agencies authority to ban PFAS in a wide range of products. CT, ME, MN, NY, VT, and WA have enacted phase-outs of PFAS in food packaging. VT and ME adopted bans on PFAS in carpets, rugs, and aftermarket treatments and regulatory action is pending on these products and other home textiles (e.g. upholstery, bedding) in CA and WA. CO, CA, CT, NY, NH, ME, and WA have put in place bans on the sale of firefighting foam containing PFAS.
Federal legislation to protect communities and ban PFAS in multiple product sectors has been or is expected to be introduced.
Retailers are increasingly adopting safer chemicals policies to reduce or eliminate PFAS in key product sectors including textiles, according to the annual Retailer Report Card published by Toxic-Free Future’s Mind the Store program.

Great to see Canadian company, Greenlid, doing great things in producing 100% compostable PFAS free tableware for North America consumers.

Compostable & Sustainable Products | Greenlid | Ontario Greenlid is North America's leading turnkey supplier of truly compostable products supplying both retail and foodservice customers with products that are made from natural materials (no 'compostable' plastics) making them truly compostable anywhere and outside any future single-use plastics ban.