Burger King Says Whopper PFAS Packaging Has Federal Approval Therefore Case Fails

Mealey's (July 27, 2022, 1:28 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Burger King Corp. on July 25 moved in California federal court to dismiss a putative class action related to allegations that the burger chain fraudulently concealed the fact that the packaging for the Whooper burger contains per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS), arguing that a federal agency has authorized specific PFAS for use in food packaging and therefore food products that use it are “not adulterated, not unsafe, and not illegal for sale.”...