Restaurant Brands International, Chick-Fil-A Pledge to End Use of PFAS
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are once again at the forefront of food safety conversations as Restaurant Brands International and Chick-Fil-A pledge to eliminate the chemicals from their packaging. This news follows the introduction of a U.S. bill banning PFAS in food containers and a multimillion-dollar fight against PFAS in Maine.
Restaurant Brands International, the group that owns Burger King, Tim Hortons, Popeyes, and Firehouse Subs, stated its commitment to phasing out PFAS from all approved, guest-facing packaging materials globally by the end of 2025 or sooner. Chick-Fil-A expects PFAS to be completely phased out of all packaging in its supply chain by the end of summer 2022.