Not forever chemicals: Burger King pledges to eliminate PFAS from food packaging worldwide

Restaurant Brands International (RBI) – the owner of Burger King, Popeyes, and Tim Hortons – has committed to eliminate potentially harmful PFAS chemicals from its food packaging worldwide by 2025, following engagement with non-profit organization As You Sow.

Burger King’s food packaging was identified as containing these so-called “forever chemicals” in a 2020 study by Toxic-Free Future. Investor pressure from As You Sow and other organizations has helped spur RBI to make this “important” pledge.

The commitment follows similar pledges made by other fast-food chains, including McDonald’s, which agreed to phase out PFAS by 2025. Meanwhile, Wendy’s aimed to achieve this goal by the end of 2021.

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