https://padlet.com/lb50364/xyoxr5nb50t14xlc en-us 2023-03-29 16:02:57 UTC 2023-05-03 00:01:13 UTC hello@padlet.com lb50364 https://padlet.com/lb50364/xyoxr5nb50t14xlc/wish/2573831953 The history of forever chemicals in fast food doesn't go back very far. In 2016, a group of people was eating at McDonald's and one of them noticed a small piece of plastic in their food. That is when the research on forever chemicals started and to this day people in labs are still looking into it. People are trying to solve the problem but are not succeeding very quickly. As you can see, the beginning of forever chemicals in fast food started very recently. ]]> 2023-05-01 15:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lb50364/xyoxr5nb50t14xlc/wish/2573831953 lb50364 https://padlet.com/lb50364/xyoxr5nb50t14xlc/wish/2573847370 Forever chemicals have a lot of bad impacts on humans. "People on the front lines of PFAS contamination have suffered for far too long," EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement. This is saying that people that have eaten "forever chemical" suffer for a long time from the results. “While some types of phthalates have affected the reproductive system in animals, human health effects from exposure to low levels of phthalates are not as clear.” Not only do "forever chemicals" affect humans, but they affect animals as well. This shows that forever chemicals in fast food have bad human impacts.]]> 2023-05-01 15:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lb50364/xyoxr5nb50t14xlc/wish/2573847370 lb50364 https://padlet.com/lb50364/xyoxr5nb50t14xlc/wish/2573848388 There are very bad environmental impacts from forever chemicals. “The two compounds, known as PFOA and PFOS, have been voluntarily phased out by U.S. manufacturers, but there are a limited number of ongoing uses and the chemicals remain in the environment because they do not degrade over time.” Forever chemicals can start in the food and turns into human waste, which moves to oceans and sewers that then NEVER disappear because it is resistant to water, heat, grease, etc. This research shows that forever chemicals cause bad environmental impacts.]]> 2023-05-01 15:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lb50364/xyoxr5nb50t14xlc/wish/2573848388 lb50364 https://padlet.com/lb50364/xyoxr5nb50t14xlc/wish/2573850092 There are many ways that we can solve this problem. “Right now, the most important thing we can do is phase out their production.” This doesn't mean that we need to get RID of fast food restaurants that have produced food with forever chemicals, it just means they should step up their game.“McDonald's and Burger King said they commit to removing all PFAS from their packaging by the end of 2025.” This proves that there are many ways that we can solve the problem of forever chemicals in fast food.]]> 2023-05-01 15:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lb50364/xyoxr5nb50t14xlc/wish/2573850092 lb50364 https://padlet.com/lb50364/xyoxr5nb50t14xlc/wish/2573855191 Forever chemicals have been found being produced in this fast food industry.]]> 2023-05-01 15:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lb50364/xyoxr5nb50t14xlc/wish/2573855191 lb50364 https://padlet.com/lb50364/xyoxr5nb50t14xlc/wish/2575781323 1) Fox News. "'Forever chemicals' in water and packaging can risk health, EPA
     says." Fox News, 15 June 2022, www.foxnews.com/health/
     forever-chemicals-water-packaging-risk-health-epa. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

2) Musto, Julia. "Industrial chemicals found in some fast food: study." Fox News,
     28 Oct. 2021, www.foxnews.com/health/
     industrial-chemicals-found-some-fast-food-study. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

3)
"These are the indestructible substances from which it is practically impossible"
     to escape. The New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022, www.nytimes.com/2022/04/12/us/
     pfas-chemicals-fast-food.html. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.]]> 2023-05-02 21:21:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lb50364/xyoxr5nb50t14xlc/wish/2575781323 lb50364 https://padlet.com/lb50364/xyoxr5nb50t14xlc/wish/2575828091 Forever Chemicals are chemicals that are resistant to water, grease, and heat and they are found in many everyday products as in food packaging, clothing, cosmetics, and toilet paper.]]> 2023-05-02 22:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lb50364/xyoxr5nb50t14xlc/wish/2575828091