03/05/2021 Contact Information: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON (March 5, 2021) — As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursues its mission to protect human health and the environment, addressing risks related to PFAS is a priority. To this end, EPA is making available new testing data related to PFAS found in fluorinated containers in which a mosquito […]
02/22/2021 Contact Information: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued two actions to protect public health by addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water, highlighting the agency’s commitment to address these long-lasting “forever chemicals” that can enter drinking water supplies and impact communities across the United States. The […]
As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) extensive efforts to address PFAS, today the agency is making new information available about EPA testing that shows PFAS contamination from fluorinated containers. Through a coordinated effort with both the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a pesticide manufacturer, the agency has determined that fluorinated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) containers that are used to store and transport a mosquito control pesticide product contain PFAS compounds that are leaching into the pesticide product. While the agency is early in […]
Updated Jan 20, 2021; Posted Jan 20, 2021 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2018. (Garret Ellison | MLive) By Garret Ellison | gellison@mlive.com WASHINGTON, DC — More than two years after a former Environmental Protection Agency administrator said during a 2018 pollution summit that the agency would regulate toxic “forever chemicals” […]
New Detections of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in New York, D.C., Other Major Cities By Sydney Evans, David Andrews, Ph.D., Tasha Stoiber, Ph.D., and Olga Naidenko, Ph.D. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2020 New laboratory tests commissioned by EWG have for the first time found the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in the drinking water of dozens of U.S. cities, including major […]
As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s extensive efforts to address PFAS, the agency announced it is making new information available about EPA testing that shows PFAS contamination from fluorinated containers. Through a coordinated effort with both the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a pesticide manufacturer, the agency has determined that fluorinated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) […]
Mauser Packaging Solutions is pleased to announce the launch of the KORTRAX® barrier tight-head container, an exciting addition to its successful line of tight-head containers. The KORTRAX® barrier tight-head container is designed to safely transport hazardous solvent-based products that are traditionally difficult to contain. This includes products such as household chemicals, industrial and laboratory chemicals, […]
During a time of cultural and political polarization, a class of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, may be one of the few commonalities shared by all Americans. These human-created industrial chemicals are found in the blood of 99 percent of U.S. adults, as well as babies in the womb and children. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/phasing-out-is-not-enough-the-problem-with-fluorinated-chemicals-in-wildlife/ar-BB19KX1e?ocid=msedgdhp
Fluorination of plastic packaging provides the precursors of PFAS, PFOS. On July 23, 2020, the NYS Legislature consequently banned the use of PFAS in food packaging (https://www.foodpackagingforum.org/news/state-of-new-york-set-to-ban-pfas-in-food-packaging). Kortrax® contains no health-damaging PFAS, PFOS. PFAS, PFOS compounds, precursors of fluorination, are used for water, oil, and stain repellency, heat resistance, and chemical permeation reduction in packaging, […]
What is PFAS? Polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) are highly fluorinated chemicals, prized by manufacturers for their grease- and water-proofing properties, and the chemical industry is constantly searching for new applications. While convenient in the kitchen, PFAS exposure to humans causes liver cancer and kidney cancer, decreased fertility, increase incidents of thyroid problems, and decrease the immune […]