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FDA Announces Three-Year Phase-Out of PFAS Used in Food Packaging; FDA Studies Indicate Non-Detectable Levels of PFAS in General Food Supply

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that several manufacturers of certain short-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) used in food packaging have voluntarily agreed to phase-out the use of such PFAS compounds over the next three years. The specific PFAS compound at issue, 6:2 Fluorotelomer alcohol (6:2 FTOH), is a short-chain…