29 Mar 2024 --- Technology consultancy IDTechEx has released a report on the future trajectory of “forever chemicals” (PFAS) in food packaging, next to other major industries. Focusing on F&B, Sona Dadhania, the company’s senior technology analyst, speaks to Packaging Insights about the latest advances in PFAS alternatives and developments in consumer awareness. The colloquialism “forever chemicals” hints at the most visible hazard of PFAS — its persistence in humans, wildlife and the environment. Synthetic forever chemicals are used across a wide variety of common food applications, usually as a grease repellant in fast food packaging and non-stick cookware.
