The Article states:
Washington State and San Francisco, California, have responded. Both have
banned PFAS in paper food packaging. New York has required its state agencies to
use more PFA S-free food packaging. And several other states, including New
Jersey, Minnesota, and Michigan, have set drinking water standards to keep PFAS
out of their water.
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The author's purpose for writing this passage was to
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point out the need to create packaging products that do a better job of repelling water
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explain how some state and local governments are reacting to the use of PFAS in food
packaging
describe what steps food packaging manufacturers are taking to make their products
more safe
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suggest that the use of PFAS in paper food packaging has become more accepted in
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