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Sticky or Non-Stick?
By: Thomas Tanton
6.14.2008
The California state Senate has passed a bill to ban the use of food packaging containing perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and sent it to the Assembly. Senate Bill 1313, authored by Sn. Ellen Corbett, would require that starting January 1st 2010 no person or company shall manufacture, sell or distribute any food contact substance that contains PFOS, PFOA, higher homologues, or precursors to these chemicals, in any concentration exceeding 10 parts per billion. Sounds like great legislation with the interest of consumers in mind.
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