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Senator pushes for PFC ban in food wrapping
March 3, 2008
News10 (Sacramento, Calif.): California State Sen. Ellen Corbett wants to ban perfluorinated compounds — chemicals compounds found in Teflon that also are used to keep food wrapping and packaging grease-resistant — by 2010.
Corbett says PFCs can cause neural and reproductive problems and that the EPA recently announced they can be carcinogenic.
PFCs are found in fast-food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags and boxes for home-cooked pizzas, among many other uses. Several major fast-food companies, such as Burger King and Wendy's, already have removed PFCs, but others, such as McDonald's, still use them in packaging.
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