CEH proudly co-sponsored a major California bill that was signed into a law in 2021 which will protect Californians from PFAS and other toxic chemicals that are found in food packaging and cookware. There is strong evidence that PFAS migrates from the packaging and cookware into our food and into our bodies. These toxic chemicals have been linked to cancer, hormone disruption, organ damage, and other severe diseases. Starting in 2023, PFAS will be banned from all paper-based food packaging, such as to-go containers, straws, pizza boxes, and more. The law also stops cookware manufacturers from greenwashing their products. From now on, they cannot say their pots and pans are “PFOA-free” when they simply replace one PFAS chemical with another one. This is an important step toward limiting our collective exposure to PFAS “forever chemicals” in food-contact products.  Over the past four years, CEH has advised many states to pass similar legislation to keep PFAS out of food packaging. We are particularly thrilled about this victory because the California law sets an important precedent for a national PFAS ban to make the foods we eat safer across the country.