Interview with Cally Edgren, Senior Director of Sustainability at Assent – Xtalks Food Podcast Ep. 158

This episode of the Xtalks Food Podcast features an interview with Cally Edgren, a PFAS expert and the Senior Director of Sustainability at Assent, a leader in supply chain sustainability management solutions. Cally starts off by explaining what PFAS chemicals are and why they are so prevalent in the food industry. She delves into the details of a federal PFAS ban that was proposed in April and how it would impact businesses if passed. She discusses some of the latest developments in technology that businesses are adopting to remove PFAS from their products and processes. Cally also talks about what consumers can do to minimize their exposure to PFAS, as well as how she foresees the role and presence of PFAS in the food industry evolving in the next five to ten years.

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FDA Announces Slow Phase-Out of Certain PFAS Chemicals Used in Food Packaging

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