Microscopic bits of plastic are sloughing off into food and beverages when consumers unwrap the plastic packaging, a new ...

At this point, most people know that microplastics are everywhere. Scientists have shown that tiny particles, amounting to ...

Simply using your food packaging in the manner it's supposed to be used is enough to contaminate your comestibles with a ...

Certain kinds of greaseproofing “forever” chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, will no longer be used in food packaging in the US, the US Food and Drug Administration ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has more on microplastics and nanoplastics in foods. Everyday plastic packaging may be ...

Fast-food wrappers and packaging that contain so-called forever chemicals are no longer being sold in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. It's the result of a voluntary ...

As governments impose limits on plastic food packaging, climate-friendlier alternatives are in the works. Here are some that might be coming to a grocery store near you.

Burger King, Popeyes and Chick-fil-A have vowed to eliminate the use of PFAS. In an announcement last week, Consumer Reports revealed results after it tested 118 food packaging materials from U.S ...

The FDA said PFAS — once commonly found in a range of products, including pizza boxes, fast-food wrappers and microwave popcorn bags — are no longer used in food packaging.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers have developed a large-scale manufacturing process that may change the way some grocery store foods are packaged. According to Credence Research, ...

Certain kinds of greaseproofing “forever” chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, will no longer be used in food packaging in the US, the US Food and Drug Administration ...