PFAS, phthalates, BPA are among the dangerous chemicals Amazon Kitchen brands now prohibit
Amazon joins a growing trend of companies eliminating toxic chemicals in food packaging
MEDIA CONTACT Stephanie Stohler Communications Director sstohler@toxicfreefuture.org <mailto:sstohler@toxicfreefuture.org> SEATTLE, WA – Today Amazon announced <sustainability.aboutamazon.com/environment/packaging-and-products/chemicals> that it will ban certain toxic chemicals and plastics <d39w7f4ix9f5s9.cloudfront.net/29/8d/705117d245979680bfbda8b04d90/food-contact-materials-restricted-substance-list-2020.pdf> in the food packaging materials used for its Amazon Kitchen brand. Toxic chemicals PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), phthalates, BPA (bisphenol A) and other bisphenols, and the plastics polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS), and expanded polystyrene (EPS) are now restricted in certain private-label food contact materials. Amazon’s new commitment is the latest update to the chemicals policy <sustainability.aboutamazon.com/environment/packaging-and-products/chemicals> it first launched in 2018, which also restricts toxic chemicals in private-label baby, household cleaning, personal care, and beauty products as well as brand-name paint-removal products.
Source: saferchemicals.org/2020/12/08/amazon-announces-ban-on-toxic-chemicals-and-plastics-in-food-packaging/ <saferchemicals.org/2020/12/08/amazon-announces-ban-on-toxic-chemicals-and-plastics-in-food-packaging/>
