FDA Ends Use of Two Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Certain Food Packaging

The Food and Drug Administration will no longer allow use of two perfluoroalkyl-containing substances as oil and water repellents for paper and paperboard for use in contact with aqueous and fatty foods, it said in a final rule (here) amending its food additive regulations. The substances are no longer used in these types of food packaging, it said. The final rule takes effect Nov. 22, though FDA will accept written objections until Dec. 22.