A Houston-based company that reinforces plastic packaging for food and household goods is putting the public at risk of exposure to toxic “forever chemicals,” according to a new lawsuit brought by environmental and public health groups.
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Inhance’s manufacture of perfluoroalkyl substances occurs during a process called fluorination, in which plastic packaging used for a range of purposes from food containers to cleaning products is treated with fluorine gas in order to reinforce the package, the suit claimed. The groups said tens of millions of plastic containers are fluorinated before being distributed in the U.S., and that Inhance is the sole U.S. provider of fluorination that occurs after plastic containers are molded.
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