What fast food companies use PFAS?

The highest levels of indicators for PFAS were found in food packaging from Nathan's Famous, Cava, Arby's, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Stop & Shop and Sweetgreen, according to an investigation released Thursday by Consumer Reports.

What fast food places use PFAS?

And, this year, Consumer Reports found eight restaurants, including McDonald's, Burger King and Cava, had packaging that had more than 100 parts per million of fluorine, which indicates likely presence of PFAS.

Which food companies use PFAS?

These included a French fry bag from McDonald's, a chicken nuggets bag from Burger King, and cookie bags from Burger King, McDonald's, and Wendy's. Interestingly, in many cases, the chains use packaging for some fried foods that appears to be PFAS-free by providing a different material.

Does Chick-Fil-A use PFAS?

Does Chick-fil-A's packaging contain PFAS? Chick-fil-A has eliminated intentionally added PFAS from all newly produced packaging going forward in our supply chain. While some legacy packaging may still be in restaurants, it is expected to be phased out by the end of summer of 2022.

Does Mcdonalds use PFAS?

For their part, both McDonald's and Burger King have pledged to remove PFAS from their packaging. In early 2021, McDonald's promised to phase the chemicals out globally by 2025.

Investigations find dangerous levels of PFAs in fast-food restaurant packaging

What food packaging contains PFAS?

Paper/paperboard food packaging: PFAS may be used as grease-proofing agents in fast-food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags, take-out paperboard containers, and pet food bags to prevent oil and grease from foods from leaking through the packaging.

What does mcdonalds put in their hamburger meat?

Every one of our McDonald's burgers is made with 100% pure beef and cooked and prepared with salt, pepper and nothing else—no fillers, no additives, no preservatives. We use the trimmings of cuts like the chuck, round and sirloin for our burgers, which are ground and formed into our hamburger patties.

Does Chipotle have PFAS?

Chipotle has eliminated PFAS from bowls used in the U.S. and Canada, with bowls in Europe to be targeted this quarter, according to a recent statement. “Production is underway to phase out PFAS from other packaging items by the end of this year,” it said.

Does Burger King use PFAS?

However, Burger King has previously committed to eliminate PFAS from all guest packaging by 2025 (or sooner)."

Are fast food wrappers toxic?

Recent Consumer Reports tests of more than 100 food packaging products from U.S. restaurants and supermarkets found dangerous PFAS chemicals in many of the products, including paper bags for french fries, wrappers for hamburgers, molded fiber salad bowls, and single-use paper plates.

Do Starbucks cups have PFAS?

Starbucks has more than 15,000 U.S. stores and 34,000 stores worldwide and is the second biggest quick-service restaurant chain in the U.S. The company stated: “By the end of this year, we will have eliminated PFAS from all packaging in the U.S. and will eliminate PFAS globally in 2023.”

Do Chipotle bowls have PFAS 2022?

They clarified that while “some legacy packaging may still be in restaurants, it is expected to be phased out by the end of summer of 2022.” Chipotle announced in March 2020 it would phase PFAS out of its molded fiber burrito bowls by the end of 2020.

How toxic is McDonald's food?

Researchers obtained 64 food samples of hamburgers, fries, chicken nuggets, chicken burritos and cheese pizza from the chains. They found that over 80% of the foods contained a phthalate called DnBP. And 70% contained the phthalate DEHP. Both of the chemicals have been linked to reproductive health problems.

Does McDonald's have chemicals?

Policy:Adopted a retailer safer chemicals policy

McDonald's has a beyond restricted substance list (BRSL) for chemicals of high concern (CHCs) in food packaging that includes bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenol S (BPS), phthalates, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Is Mcdonalds packaging safe?

We eliminated a significant subset of PFAS, including Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), from all guest packaging globally in 2008. We also eliminated BPA/BPS and phthalates from our guest packaging in 2013 and in 2015, respectively.

Does Wendys use PFAS?

Further, we anticipate full elimination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly called PFAS, from consumer-facing packaging in the U.S. and Canada by the end of 2021.

Do Chipotle bowls still have PFAS?

In March of 2020, Chipotle publicly committed to eliminating PFAS from its packaging by the end of 2020, a significant action on a class of chemicals of high concern (CHCs), and reported that it has been successful in eliminating the chemicals from their bagasse, or plant fiber, packaging such as bowls.

Did Chipotle remove PFAS from bowls?

Chipotle stated in its 2020 sustainability report it had completed the transition away from PFAS in burrito bowls and anticipated replacing kids trays by the end of 2021.

Is the McRib real meat?

The McRib consists of a restructured boneless pork patty shaped like a miniature rack of ribs, barbecue sauce, onions, and pickles, served as a sandwich on a 5½ inch (14 cm) roll. Meat restructuring was developed by the US Army to deliver low-cost meat to troops in the field.

Are Wendy's burgers real beef?

“Does Wendy's use fresh beef?” Yes, Wendy's has been using fresh, never frozen, beef since we opened our doors on November 15, 1969.

What fast food restaurants use pink slime?

It turns out that McDonald's nuggets have actually been pink slime-free since 2003 when they switched over to all white, non-mechanically separated chicken parts, but the Golden Arches' burgers still contained a beef variety of the "pink slime." And Burger King and Taco Bell were using the mechanically separated beef, ...

Do pizza boxes have PFAS?

Unlike popcorn bags, pizza boxes do not appear to widely contain PFAS chemicals. We tested 19 pizza boxes to determine whether they were likely treated with PFAS chemicals and found only one box was likely treated.

Do Ziploc bags contain PFAS?

Ziploc bags do not contain PFAS, but with the other contaminations in the environment, anyone could fall victim to a PFAS-related illness.

Do milk cartons contain PFAS?

Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill banning perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, generally known as PFAS, in food packaging. Paperboard milk cartons do not contain these chemicals. The paperboard packaging uses a polyethylene coating — no PFAS required. That coating serves a purpose, too.

What chemical is in Chick Fil A?

One of the main ingredients of Chick-Fil-A's nuggets (regular and the new grilled ones) which is listed twice is Monosodium Glutamate, a.k.a. MSG. The amount of MSG that food companies can put in your food is not regulated. MSG is an excitotoxin that can excite brain cells to death.