Most US sandwich baggies contain toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, analysis says

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theguardian.com

Testing commissioned by Mamavation blog found high levels of a marker of PFAS in nine of 11 baggies tested

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Here is the take away:

The only brand that did not show any markers of PFAS was Ziploc. Public health advocates say the best way consumers can protect themselves is to use glass containers instead of plastic.

Better Plastic Sandwich Bags like Ziploc These products were sent off to an EPA-certified laboratory and found to have no detection of organic fluorine.

Debbie Meyer Green Bags — non-detect organic fluorine

Ziploc Sandwich Bags — non-detect organic fluorine.

So a better “alternative” to Ziploc bags is Ziploc bags. This study synthesis was written by a someone that needs to retake some high school writing courses.

Or they're a master at rhetorical argumentation and wrote it that way purposefully to send the message of, There are no better alternatives.