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<p>We’ve been fighting alongside you to get dangerous PFAS chemicals
out of our tap water, household products, and clothing. And now,
<strong> a new Consumer Reports investigation has found high levels of
these ‘forever chemicals’ in some food wrappers from four major fast
food restaurants.</strong></p>
<p>In our test of more than 100 food packaging products, we found that
some wrappers from Nathan’s Famous, Chick-fil-A, Arby’s, and Burger
King had levels of organic fluorine — the simplest way to assess total
PFAS content — that were at least three times a limit going into
effect in California next year.</p>
<p><strong>With PFAS linked to cancer risks and other health problems,
it’s critical fast food restaurants act now to end the use of PFAS in
their food packaging. </strong> The good news: After learning of our
study, Chick-fil-A and Burger King just went public with their plans
to eliminate intentionally added PFAS in their packaging, joining
other chains like McDonald’s and Wendy’s that already made this
commitment.</p>
<p><a href="https://action.consumerreports.org/20220324_safety?e=43ad5b1c73ef0ee7c113bcb257b408e0&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20220324_safety&n=1&v=2414" target="_blank"><strong>Now,
help us pressure Arby’s and Nathan’s to also do the right thing, and
publicly commit to ending the use of these dangerous chemicals in
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<p><strong>The longer food sits in packaging, the more likely it is
for PFAS to migrate to your food, especially for hot food</strong>
that comes in wrappers made with these chemicals. Per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are known as ‘forever chemicals’
because they are so difficult to break down. It’s estimated that 97
percent of Americans have PFAS in their blood, and frequent exposure
to these chemicals has been linked to certain cancers, immune system,
and other health problems. </p>
<p><strong>CR tests found Nathan’s had the two highest total organic
fluorine levels</strong> — 876 parts per million and 618 ppm for paper
bags used for sides. Chick-fil-A had a sandwich wrapper with 553.5
ppm; Arby’s paper bag for cookies with 457.5 ppm; and Burger King
paper bag for french toast sticks and cookies with 345.7 ppm. (For
reference, the new California law that goes into effect next year bans
levels of 100 ppm or more.)</p>
<p>Chick-fil-A announced Wednesday that it expects to phase out PFAS
in its packaging by the end of this summer and that it is no longer
producing the sandwich wrapper. And Burger King’s parent company just
committed to phase out PFAS globally by the end of 2025. Nathan’s did
tell CR it was redoing its packaging, but has not yet made a public
commitment to end PFAS in its packaging — nor has Arby’s.</p>
<p>With so many forms of packaging testing at relatively low levels
(under 20 ppm) in our investigation, <strong>it’s realistic for these
fast food restaurants to take immediate steps to phase out these
harmful chemicals in favor of safer alternatives. </strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="https://action.consumerreports.org/20220324_safety?e=43ad5b1c73ef0ee7c113bcb257b408e0&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20220324_safety&n=3&v=2414" target="_blank">Help
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<p>Once you’ve taken action, please forward this email to friends and
family. We need to show major fast-food chains the consumer power
behind this effort to reduce exposure to dangerous PFAS chemicals.</p>
<p>Thank you,</p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Meg Bohne</span><span style="font-weight:400"><br></span><span style="font-weight:400">Consumer Reports</span></p>
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