date:Jun 28, 2016
ed to phase out polystyrene foam packaging. The National Research Council in 2014 affirmed an earlier National Toxicology Program finding that styrene leaching from food and drink containers is potentially carcinogenic. McDonalds recently switched from polystyrene foam clamshells to paper-based wraps for its sandwich packaging, and Jamba Juice committed to stop using polystyrene foam cups after more than 130,000 people signed a petition calling for action.
As manufacturers make BPA-free claims,