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Top Water Contamination Concern for 200M Americans Revealed in New Research

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We’ve posted in the past about the dangerous PFAS (Pea’-fas) lining that coats most of the molded fiber containers used for takeout food. A few jurisdictions have outlawed them, but we’ve yet to encounter any PFAS police. New research would seem to show that the horse has already left the barn on protecting the public …

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Forever Chemicals in Food Packaging: We Need Less of this Fiber in Our Diets

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Fiber bowls have become nearly ubiquitous in to-go foodservice over the past 6-7 years, largely in response to a rising tide of laws banning Styrofoam and single-use plastic in eco-conscious jurisdictions. Unfortunately, we’re just trading one environmental health problem for a different sort. Even more than the ambiguously labeled ‘bio-plastic,’ fiber bowls evoke a sense …

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