Chemical giants DuPont and Daikin knew the dangers of a PFAS compound widely used in food packaging since 2010, but hid them from the public and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), company studies obtained by the Guardian reveal. Had the FDA seen the data, it is unlikely that it would have approved 6:2 FTOH, said Maricel Maffini, an independent researcher who studies PFAS in food packaging. The 2008 6:2 FTOH studies that DuPont submitted to the FDA monitored the impact of high exposure levels to the chemical on two generations of lab rats. Photograph: Laurent Gilliéron/EPAIndeed, the longer-term DuPont study completed in 2012 found that 6:2 FTOH stayed in lab animals’ bodies for longer than previously thought. But Neltner said the problems with 6:2 FTOH suggest otherwise.

Source: The Guardian May 12, 2021 10:52 UTC