Denmark just became the first country to ban PFAS 'forever chemicals' from food packaging
丹麥成為第一個在食品包裝中禁止使用全氟烷基物質
這種「永久化學品」的國家
By Katie Hunt/ September 4, 2019
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Denmark will be the first country to ban PFAS chemicals, which have been linked to cancer, elevated cholesterol and decreased fertility, from food packaging, starting next year.
從明年開始，丹麥將成為第一個禁止食品包裝中使用與癌症、膽固醇升高和生育率下降有關的全氟辛烷磺酸化學品的國家。
PFAS chemicals：全氟辛烷磺酸化學品
fertility：能生育性
PFAS substances, sometimes called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down in the environment, are used to repel grease and water in packaging for fatty and moist foods such as burgers and cakes.PFAS物質，有時被稱為「永久性化學物質」，因為它們不會在環境中分解，是被用來在含有脂肪和潮溼的食物包裝中去除油和水的，如漢堡和蛋糕。
"I do not want to accept the risk of harmful fluorinated substances (PFAS) migrating from the packaging and into our food. These substances represent such a health problem that we can no longer wait for the EU," Denmark's Food Minister Mogens Jensen said in a statement Monday.「我不想接受有害的含氟物質（PFAS）從包裝轉移到我們的食品中的風險。丹麥食品部長莫根斯 詹森（Mogens Jensen）周一在一份聲明中說：「這些物質的存在代表著一個健康問題，我們不能再等歐盟的步伐了。」
PFAS chemicals are a family of potentially thousands of synthetic chemicals that are extremely persistent in the environment and in our bodies. PFAS is short for perfluoroalky and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and includes chemicals known as PFOS, PFOA and GenX.全氟辛烷磺酸化學品是一個含有數千種合成化學品的家族，它們在環境和人體中極難消除。全氟辛烷磺酸是全氟烷基和多氟烷基物質的簡稱，包括全氟辛烷磺酸、全氟辛烷磺酸和全氟辛烷磺酸。They are all identified by signature elemental bonds of fluorine and carbon, which are extremely strong and what make it so difficult for these chemicals to disintegrate in the environment or in our bodies.它們都是通過氟和碳的特徵性元素來識別的，這些元素非常強，使得這些化學物質很難在環境或人體中分解。
Under Denmark's new regulation, baking paper and microwave popcorn bags, for example, will be required to be manufactured without any PFAS.例如，根據丹麥的新規定，比如烘焙紙和微波爆米花袋將被要求在沒有任何PFAS的情況下生產。
PFAS chemicals have been manufactured since the 1940s and can be found in Teflon nonstick products, stains and water repellants, paints, cleaning products, food packaging and firefighting foams.自20世紀40年代以來，PFAS化學製品就被製造出來，在特氟隆不粘產品、著色劑和防水劑、油漆、清潔產品、食品包裝和消防泡沫中都能找到PFAS化學製品。
These chemicals can easily migrate into the air, dust, food, soil and water. People can also be exposed to them through food packaging and industrial exposure.這些化學物質很容易轉移到空氣、灰塵、食物、土壤和水中。人們也可以通過食品包裝和工業暴露接觸它們。
A growing body of science has found that there are potential adverse health impacts associated with PFAS exposure, including liver damage, thyroid disease, decreased fertility, high cholesterol, obesity, hormone suppression and cancer.越來越多的科學研究發現，PFAS的存在對健康有潛在的負面影響，包括肝損傷、甲狀腺疾病、生育能力下降、高膽固醇、肥胖、激素抑制和癌症。
The ban covers the use of PFAS compounds in food contact materials of cardboard and paper. The Danish government said it would continue to be possible to use recycled paper and paper for food packaging, but said PFAS compounds must be separated from the food with a barrier which ensures that they don't migrate into the food.這項禁令包括了食品接觸材料中使用PFAS化合物的紙板和紙張。丹麥政府表示，將繼續有可能使用再生紙和紙張進行食品包裝，但表示，PFAS化合物必須與食品分開，並設置屏障，確保它們不會遷移到食品中。
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