The plaintiffs are seeking class-action status, and the lawsuits are mostly focused on claims of false advertising. District Court for the Northern District of California, calling out the restaurant's claim that it uses sustainable packaging and "real ingredients" with "no secrets" in the complaint.
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.Įarlier this month, a separate plaintiff sued Burger King in the U.S. The plaintiff also claims that the restaurant violated its food-safety pledge by using the harmful chemicals.Ī California resident also filed a similar lawsuit against the Chicago-based company on March 30 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on March 28 alleges that McDonald’s has exposed consumers to high levels of PFAS that have a “host of health effects,” NRN reported. At least three lawsuits have been filed so farĪ lawsuit filed in the U.S. Other companies with lower levels included Chipotle, Panera Bread, White Castle and Whole Foods.Ĭlimate Protesters Arrested Outside Annual Congressional Baseball Gameĭespite the exhaustive list of retailers involved in the research, so far, the lawsuits that have been filed since the release of Consumer Reports' research have only been against McDonald's and Burger King. Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, Arby's, Trader Joe's and Stop & Shop also had high levels of PFAS in some of their packaging products, according to the report. Of course, the two burger chains were hardly alone in their use of packaging containing the toxic compound. Consumer Reports also noted that a McDonald's Big Mac container that used paper from "responsible sources" included PFAS.
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Get the NBC10 Philadelphia app for iOS or Android and pick your alerts.Īfter testing over 100 food packaging products from 24 restaurant and grocery chains, Consumer Reports found PFAS in multiple types of packaging from every retailer in their research - including chains that promote healthier food, such as Cava and Sweetgreen.Īt McDonald’s, the highest levels of chemicals were discovered in the bags for fries, cookies and Chicken McNuggets and the Big Mac container. Meanwhile, Burger King’s cookie and French toast sticks bags, Whopper wrapper and chicken nuggets bags had higher levels of PFAS than other packaging. Stay informed about local news, politics and weather.