Packaging

Food packaging can contribute to the migration of chemicals of concern into food. Here's why you should set safer food packaging goals.

EDF has identified chemicals in food packaging and food handling equipment where the potential health impacts from their migration into food raises serious concerns.

EDF has prioritized certain chemical contaminants in food for manufacturers to take action on.

EDF has created a step-by-step guide for any product sector to help you prioritize action on toxic chemicals to reduce your chemical footprint.

New guidelines developed for packaging suppliers and producers on both quality issues and opportunities to minimize or eliminate chemicals or concern in food packaging.

Perchlorate is an endocrine-disrupting chemical found in food. EDF has identified opportunities to reduce perchlorate levels in food.

Learn about perchlorate, a chemical allowed in food packaging that can harm childrens' brain development.

A snapshot of the types of safer food commitments retailers and product brands are making today.

Discover how the chemicals used in your products and packaging have a direct impact on the health of consumers, the environment and workers; yet, this impact is seldom mentioned in sustainability discussions.

Chemicals are the building blocks of every manufactured product. Unfortunately, some product chemicals can leach from products and are routinely detected in indoor air, food, drinking water, house dust and our bodies.

When pursuing a safer chemicals strategy, there are many stakeholders — both inside and outside of your company — that you may need or want to engage.

Get up to speed quickly with this glossary that provides definitions for key terms related to safer chemicals.