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December 5, 2024
Civil society organization ranks 50 retail chains on use of toxic chemicals; finds most brands lack policies to adopt safer chemicals; ChemScore report assesses chemical producers for toxicity in their product portfolio; finds only marginal improvements over the last few years
Reading time: 2 minutes
October 13, 2021
9th annual Food Packaging Forum workshop brings stakeholders from different fields together to discuss the latest science, policy, and stakeholder collaboration across the field; presentation videos, slides, and summary articles now available
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April 29, 2021
Fast food chain Wendy's will eliminate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer-facing packaging in the US and Canada by the end of 2021, establish restricted substances list (RSL); faster phase-out timeline than competitor McDonald's; public health advocates applaud fast-paced commitment, call on Burger King to take similar action
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March 31, 2021
‘Mind the Store’ campaign publishes updated report card scoring 50 major North American retailers on their actions to remove toxic chemicals from their products; finds improvement over last year in 70% of companies reviewed, focus has remained on eliminating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), ortho-phthalates, and bisphenols from products
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December 9, 2020
Food Packaging Forum (FPF) releases global database of initiatives and commitments by food retailers and brands to voluntarily improve their food packaging; includes efforts to improve chemical safety and resource efficiency beyond legal requirements; currently contains over 250 unique companies and associations, will be regularly updated
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November 18, 2020
Clean Production Action publishes guide to help retailers create chemicals strategies, ensure use of safer chemicals and materials; outlines key steps to establish inventories with brands and suppliers, measure chemical footprint, publicly disclose policies and progress
Topics: retailers
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September 23, 2020
Identifies examples of mostly empty packaged food products filled with air in French supermarkets; finds excess packaging not intended to protect food, only serves to convey increased product size; public petition launched to call on specific brands to improve
Topics: retailers
Reading time: 1 minute
September 23, 2020
US retailer reports 1% increase in footprint across its product assortment from 2017 to 2018; aims to achieve 10% reduction by 2022; plans to finish analysis and publish most recent data later this year
Topics: retailers, substitution
Reading time: 1 minute
November 21, 2019
Article by Civil Eats discusses the rise of bulk food dispensers in grocery stores to reduce food packaging and challenges they face; presents initiatives from larger chains including re-use of customers' containers; addresses food safety concerns, need for educating consumers
Topics: retailers
Reading time: 4 minutes
November 20, 2019
‘Mind the Store’ campaign publishes updated report scoring 43 major North American retailers on their actions to remove toxic chemicals from their products; finds improvement over past year in 63% of companies reviewed, focus has been on eliminating PFAS, ortho-phthalates, and bisphenols from products
Topics: retailers, substitution
Reading time: 2 minutes
