PFAS in Food Packaging - Alternatives Assessment

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Comment From: Cindy Arasim

11/11/21 @ 10:35 AM
A concerned parent in the Seattle School District, I applaud your efforts to remove PFAs completely from our lunch packaging. We're working at the school level to conduct waste reduction projects and ways to expedite utilization of reusables once ag...↓
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Comment From: Alliance for Telomer Chemistry... (Shawn Swearingen)

7/30/21 @ 4:00 AM
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Comment From: Association of Washington Busi... (Peter Godlewski)

7/12/21 @ 12:00 AM
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Comment From: Plastics Industry Association (Shannon Crawford)

7/09/21 @ 4:00 PM
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Comment From: International Bottled Water As... (James Toner Jr.)

7/09/21 @ 4:00 PM
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Comment From: Marc Smason

7/01/21 @ 9:46 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mr. Marc Smason
3409 18th Ave S Seattle, WA 98144-6703
worldmusicetc@gmail.com
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Comment From: Earth Ministry/Washington Inte... (LeeAnne Beres)

6/30/21 @ 5:32 PM
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Comment From: Louise Morehead

6/30/21 @ 4:02 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

Thanks to knowledge that there are chemicals like PFAS in food wrappings and in the environment, makes me pull away from the food industry and anything packaged. They play a big part in making our modern food industry producers of things to avoid.

Knowing that the only/biggest produces of such chemicals is in a heavily populated BIPOC area only confirms to me that systemic racism is inherent and ingrained in our national system of values. We've got work to do to set things right.

BTW, the producers of PFAS and people dragging their feet on getting rid of such poisonous chemicals in our industries and food systems also have grandchildren who will suffer from this in the future. Let's get a clue: pay attention! And if it's not time to vote at the poles, speak up, take action, and at least vote with our pocketbooks. Mine is closed where PFAS are to be founds.

Louise Morehead, Seattle, WA

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Louise Morehead
9254 6th Ave NW Seattle, WA 98117-2119
moreheadlouise@yahoo.fr
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Comment From: Pat Severson

6/30/21 @ 3:41 PM
I want to encourage you to move more quickly on the process to phase out PFAS in food packaging. The deadline that was part of the law passed in 2018 is January 1, 2022. Waiting more than a year after the deadline for a ban on PFAS in some but not ...↓
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Comment From: Jeff Sodestrom

6/30/21 @ 3:23 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Jeff Sodestrom
8745 Greenwood Ave N Seattle, WA 98103-3626
jeff.sodestrom@gmail.com
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Comment From: Janice Stixrud

6/30/21 @ 2:56 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Janice Stixrud
2602 Cascade Way Longview, WA 98632-4516
jistixrud@gmail.com
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Comment From: Mary Purdy

6/30/21 @ 2:48 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

As a dietitian who has counseled many people with chronic health issues and speaks regularly on detoxification and environmental chemicals and their impact on human health, I urge you to consider this matter.

People of color are often at highest risk.

Our food system and the packages that surround our food need to change.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mary Purdy
1348 NE 68th St Seattle, WA 98115-6746
mary@marypurdy.co
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Comment From: Joan Bowers

6/30/21 @ 2:42 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth. The toxicity and disastrous effects of PFAs staggers the imagination. Get these out of circulation, especially in food packaging.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms Joan Bowers
900 University St # 15-L Seattle, WA 98101-2797
jebbo101@comcast.net
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Comment From: Carla Merkow

6/30/21 @ 2:40 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Carla Merkow
6448 129th Pl SE Bellevue, WA 98006-4047
carlamerkow@gmail.com
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Comment From: Dick Hall

6/30/21 @ 11:46 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, active in my parish Greening Committee, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

Legislation to end PFAS packaging has become law. Now it must be enforced to protect people and the environment from toxic chemicals.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Dick Hall
2156 Inverness Way Coupeville, WA 98239-9613
abrjhall@cablespeed.com
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Comment From: Bill Roach

6/30/21 @ 11:44 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth. Please act!

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Bill Roach
900 University St Apt BS Seattle, WA 98101-1796
wtroach41@gmail.com
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Comment From: Gloria Thiele

6/30/21 @ 11:42 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.This is an urgent need. Please do not wait.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Gloria Thiele
900 University St Apt 19Q Seattle, WA 98101-2781
gthiele@comcast.net
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Comment From: Rosemary Bell

6/30/21 @ 10:27 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Rosemary Bell
3203 NE 104th St Seattle, WA 98125-7824
rosiebell6@gmail.com
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Comment From: Martha Laslavic

6/30/21 @ 10:20 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Martha Laslavic
1422 NW 195th St Shoreline, WA 98177-2708
mlaslavic@gmail.com
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Comment From: Elizabeth Nau

6/29/21 @ 7:30 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth. The negative health effects have been well documented and are widely accepted in the scientific community. It is purely negligent to allow PFAS to continue entering human bodies, even the unborn and breastmilk is contaminated. Our earth deserves better and we can not continue in good conscience continue this mass poisoning of our earth and bodies simply for convenience.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mrs Elizabeth Nau
3805 Erlands Point Rd NW Bremerton, WA 98312-9653
northwestrootcellars@gmail.com
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Comment From: Darcie Larson

6/29/21 @ 6:04 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As someone who is passionate about environmental justice, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Darcie Larson
554 4th Ave S Edmonds, WA 98020-4110
darcielarson@yahoo.com
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Comment From: David Anderson

6/29/21 @ 5:20 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth. As a member of the agriculture and ecology and the health care committees (1998-2001) I learned of the adverse effects of PFASs and now consider it of the upmost importance strong enforceable language be written to implement the bill finally passed in 2018.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
David Anderson
664 Windmill Dr Freeland, WA 98249-9626
salmon@whidbey.com
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Comment From: Elizabeth Abbey

6/29/21 @ 3:05 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a professor of health science, specifically nutrition, the impact of chemicals (both naturally occurring and human-made) on humans and our environment is of particular concern to me. As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Dr. Elizabeth Abbey
416 W Park Pl Spokane, WA 99205-3225
elizabeth.l.abbey@gmail.com
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Comment From: Colleen Hinton

6/29/21 @ 2:59 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

It is crucial that the bill passed in 2018 be implemented in a strong and timely manner to help reduce use of these toxic "forever chemicals."

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Colleen Hinton
16763 Maplewild Ave SW Burien, WA 98166-3167
colleenmhinton@msn.com
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Comment From: Anne Miller

6/28/21 @ 11:19 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a mother and person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Anne Miller
2733 33rd Ave S Seattle, WA 98144-5551
annemiller2733@gmail.com
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Comment From: Betty Lucas

6/25/21 @ 4:52 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.
This legislation has been taking too long to put into effect. I understand we have been dealing with Covid, but the accumulation of PFAS's in our food and water is very detrimental to infants, children, women, breast-feeding mothers, in particular

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms Betty Lucas
2615 Queen Anne Ave N Seattle, WA 98109-1822
BETTY.LUCAS@GMAIL.COM
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Comment From: Linda Krippner

6/25/21 @ 4:49 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Linda Krippner
2714 Washington Blvd Anacortes, WA 98221-4828
linda@krippnerconsulting.com
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Comment From: Ted Brookes

6/25/21 @ 12:42 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

In 2018, concerned WA State citizens, including many from the Faith community, environmental groups, and Native American tribes successfully advocated for the removal of toxic, cancer-causing PFAS chemicals from all food packaging. Prior to the passage of that particular bill, there same citizens urged a ban on PFAS chemicals in the manufacture of children's clothing and furniture upholstery. The bottom-line objective of this activism was to totally eliminate PFAS chemicals in the manufacture of products directly used by humans in their daily lives. There was no equivocation in the desire to remove all PFAS chemicals from food packaging in an orderly, phased-out, all-inclusive manner. It makes no sense to approach the task in a piece-meal manner, including only a small segment of subject products in the removal process or to extend the timeframe in which all of these products will be considered for elimination.

The Dept. of Ecology's current plan only regulates a portion of the total products on the market that use PFAS chemicals. Further, the time line required for retailers to stop using these products is far too long to have the desired, timely health and ecological impact on society and our environment. Alternatives to PFAS chemicals in food packaging already exist. In fact, some manufacturers have begun transitioning to these alternatives. A better plan for the Dept. of Ecology would be to collaborate with manufacturers to come up with an end-date in which the transitioning to the use of alternatives is complete and the use of all PFAS chemicals in food packaging is totally eliminated. The Dept. of Ecology should be tasked with monitoring the progress of the plan and ensure its compliance.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ted Brookes
238 Clover Ct Langley, WA 98260-8033
tbrookes@whidbey.com
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Comment From: Noemie Maxwell Vassilakis

6/25/21 @ 9:55 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

Please act quickly.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Noemie Maxwell Vassilakis
12239 Des Moines Memorial Dr S # 6A Seattle, WA 98168-2277
noemie_maxwell@yahoo.com
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Comment From: 350 Seattle (David Perk)

6/25/21 @ 12:33 AM
350 Seattle
5031 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105

June 25, 2021

Re: PFAS in Food Packaging

Dear Rae Eaton,

PFAS in food packaging legislation passed in 2018. Implementation of the bill is proceeding too slowly. Retailers across the country are already s...↓

We urge you to accelerate the alternatives assessment process. Additional delay is unnecessary and raises environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

Washington has been a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,

David Perk
350 Seattle Leadership Team

350 Seattle works toward climate justice by organizing people to make deep system change: resisting fossil fuels; building momentum for healthy alternatives; and fostering resilient, just, and welcoming communities.

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Comment From: Victoria Poling

6/24/21 @ 10:44 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

My Unitarian Universalist faith calls me to respect the interdependent web of life and act of environmental justice when communities of color are adversely and disproportionately harmed. As a resident of Kent, the most diverse community in Washington, I am aware that we, too, are impacted more by toxic pollution than predominantly white neighborhoods in northern Seattle. I side in solidarity with the people of Decatur, AL where PFAS chemicals are manufactured.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Victoria Poling
13243 SE 276th St Kent, WA 98042-9034
vpoling@gmail.com
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Comment From: Kathy Dawson

6/24/21 @ 10:41 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

In fact, banning PFAS is also a good opportunity to ban all single use non-compostible plastics!

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Kathy Dawson
5806 Greenwood Ave N Seattle, WA 98103-5823
kathy.dawson@gmail.com
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Comment From: Elizabeth Gross

6/23/21 @ 3:33 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith and member of the Multi-faith Network for Climate Justice here in Bellingham, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Gross
1949 S Hills Pl Bellingham, WA 98229-6843
jbgross1@comcast.net
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Comment From: Suzanne Lee-Odell

6/23/21 @ 3:30 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Suzanne Lee-Odell
16326 Tiger Mountain Rd SE Issaquah, WA 98027-8339
dennis.lee@comcast.net
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Comment From: Carla Penderock

6/23/21 @ 3:01 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Carla Penderock
2007 NW 204th St Shoreline, WA 98177-2356
c.penderock@gmail.com
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Comment From: Nicole Schmidt

6/23/21 @ 11:09 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Nicole Schmidt
2615 28th Ave W 28th Ave W Seattle, WA 98199-3319
nikkischmidt@comcast.net
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Comment From: Ruben de Anda

6/23/21 @ 11:05 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mr. Ruben de Anda
2118 186th Ave E Lake Tapps, WA 98391-9484
rubeytues@icloud.com
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Comment From: Linda Conroy

6/23/21 @ 11:02 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Linda Conroy
1625 Huntley Rd Bellingham, WA 98226-9743
lnd.conroy@gmail.com
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Comment From: Deirdre Gabbay

6/23/21 @ 11:00 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.



With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Deirdre Gabbay
120 W Smith St Seattle, WA 98119-2319
deirdre@gabbay.org
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Comment From: Annie Welch

6/23/21 @ 10:59 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Annie Welch
2335 Michigan St Bellingham, WA 98229-4034
anniewelch53@gmail.com
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Comment From: Patrick McCormick

6/23/21 @ 10:57 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Dr. Patrick McCormick
4802 S Saint Andrews Ln Spokane, WA 99223-4304
mccormick@gonzaga.edu
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Comment From: Lucy Johnson

6/23/21 @ 10:55 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do ALL we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Lucy JOHNSON
2933 Fairmount Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116-3403
littleru1@aol.com
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Comment From: Julie Martinson

6/23/21 @ 10:54 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth. It's not fair to those communities who are bearing the brunt of toxic
chemicals that affet their water, air, health and children.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Julie Martinson
2303 6th St Everett, WA 98201-1114
jmartinson8@gmail.com
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Comment From: Donald Miller

6/23/21 @ 10:51 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

We need to get rid of PFAS chemicals, they show in in breast milk and are associated with many ill effects, plus they are manufactured in Alabama polluting communities there and of course its not the rich communities being polluted, Please act.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mr. Donald Miller
7891 Cultus Bay Rd Clinton, WA 98236-8905
delicatelight@whidbey.com
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Comment From: Rachel Haxtema

6/23/21 @ 10:49 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

As a parent, I hope to be able to ensure that all of my food is in non-toxic packaging and that our take-out meals to support local businesses do not bring harm to the earth.

As a person who loves the Salish Sea and the salmon and orcas in our region, I want to see our waters and creatures protected from contaminated water.

As a Washingtonian, I want my state to be a leader in all environmental standards.



With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Rachel Haxtema
1108 N Washington St Tacoma, WA 98406-5525
rachel.haxtema@gmail.com
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Comment From: Kristin Barber

6/23/21 @ 10:25 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Kristin barber
2306 Henry St Bellingham, WA 98225-2209
kristinmbarber1@gmail.com
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Comment From: Karen Bray

6/23/21 @ 10:23 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Karen Bray
1307 E Bay Dr NE Olympia, WA 98506-3960
gkbray@gmail.com
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Comment From: Barry Lia

6/23/21 @ 10:20 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Dr. Barry Lia
9314 40th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115-3715
barrylia@hotmail.com
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Comment From: Julie O'Donald

6/23/21 @ 10:17 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mrs Julie O'Donald
3404 Russet Rd Brier, WA 98036-8029
g.odonald@frontier.com
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Comment From: Andrea O'Ferrall

6/23/21 @ 10:15 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With corporate power lobbying for actions that will increase their profits (at the expense of public health), regulatory agencies need to step up to protect our future. Plastics, and toxic forever chemicals are threatening our lives and the lives of future generations. Please act on this in a timely manner.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Andrea O'Ferrall
9807 25th Ave SW Seattle, WA 98106-2637
andreaoferrall@comcast.net
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Comment From: Ron DiGiacomo

6/23/21 @ 10:13 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ron DiGiacomo
12519 Greenwood Ave N Seattle, WA 98133-8001
mrdigiacomo@q.com
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Comment From: Lee Gresko

6/23/21 @ 10:06 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Lee Gresko
24301 59th Ave W Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043-5412
leegresko@yahoo.com
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Comment From: Laura Baumgartner

6/23/21 @ 9:55 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth. This set of chemicals has demonstrated time and time again that it puts the most vulnerable most at risk, especially developing children of those most exposed through workplace exposure. All of our children benefit from removing these chemicals from production processes and therefore from waterways and other exposure pathways.We are the ones who can prevent the suffering of children and my faith teaches that in cases like this, it is my responsibility to work for justice for those who can't speak for themselves.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Rev Laura Baumgartner
221 Martin Luther King Jr Way E Seattle, WA 98112-4852
laura@thebaumgartnergang.com
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Comment From: Susan Oxley

6/23/21 @ 9:48 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth. I'm a grandmother of four as well as an advocate for clean food, clean air, and social justice for people of color in all aspects of life, including environmental and climate issues. I speak for myself but also for the millions of concerned citizens trying to decrease food toxicity, decrease plastic and chemical use, decrease carbon emissions--and increase health for our grandchildren and future generations.

Please hear my voice as it speaks for the voiceless.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Susan Oxley
3421 SW Roxbury St Apt 101 Seattle, WA 98126-4162
sdoxley@yahoo.com
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Comment From: Ann Mayer

6/23/21 @ 9:40 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ann Mayer
3204 S Star Lake Rd Auburn, WA 98001-1826
arsamayer@yahoo.com
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Comment From: Teresa Acosta

6/22/21 @ 5:29 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

Please take toxins out of our foods!

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Teresa Acosta
14816 Bothell Way NE Apt 138 Lake Forest Park, WA 98155-7639
therese.jk@gmail.com
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Comment From: Suzanne Scollon

6/22/21 @ 5:27 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Suzanne Scollon
1510 Bismark Ln Freeland, WA 98249-9408
suzannescollon@gmail.com
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Comment From: Judith Desmarais

6/22/21 @ 5:23 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

I am asking the members of the Department of Ecology to take the toxic PFAS chemicals out of our food packaging for the purposes of better health, as well as the importance for ecological integrity. As a person of a faith community and all faith communities know this is in alignment with our value of environmental justice.



With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Judith Desmarais
4942 Erskine Way SW Seattle, WA 98116-4427
jidesmarais@yahoo.com
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Comment From: Charis Weathers

6/22/21 @ 5:20 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

Time is of the essence. A recent study by Toxic Free Future showed PFAS in the breast milk of all women tested. Not only does PFAS pose health risks for consumers, it is also a serious environmental justice concern for the communities in which these chemicals are manufactured. Safe and suitable alternatives for PFAS in food packaging are available and are being used in this state.

The vote for the ban was approved in 2018. We need to get this thing rolling faster than it is, and to eliminate it in all packaging.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Pastor Charis Weathers
815 Wilson Ave Bellingham, WA 98225-7350
charisboof@yahoo.com
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Comment From: Mark Tanis

6/22/21 @ 5:05 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of SCIENCE and Faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect our families and communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth THAT is FINITE in its ability to SUSTAIN us!

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
mark tanis
15304 Deception Rd Anacortes, WA 98221-8207
markatanis@yahoo.com
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Comment From: Gayla Shoemake

6/22/21 @ 5:01 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

My understanding is that this bill to reduce PFAS chemicals from WA state packaging was passed in 2018m but still is not actually being implemented. Please put it into effect immediately, Many people are being negatively effected and damaged by this delay. I do not understand why you are still sitting by without acting actions. As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth. This bill would address these issues and must be put into effect now. We tell the world that Washington is a leader is protecting its citizens from such dangerous products; you need to do your part to make it actually happen.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Dr. Gayla Shoemake
PO Box 324 Edmonds, WA 98020-0324
gaylashoemake@yahoo.com
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Comment From: Shannon Markley

6/22/21 @ 4:46 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Shannon Markley
19107 15th Ave NW Shoreline, WA 98177-2723
markley.shannon@yahoo.com
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Comment From: Frances Pavlas Bose

6/22/21 @ 4:23 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a practicing Roman Catholic and follower of Pope Francis and his encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si', doing everything we can to protect "Our Common Home, the Earth" is necessary and absolutely necessary. Further, my faith is extremely important to me. With Pope Francis' message, the Catholic Church is starting to fulfill the practices of our faith!!
In that regard, we ALL nee to do everything to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

This is a good first step, but much more needs to be done to STOP the use of all plastic in our food stream. We must top the use of plastic and clean up our planet, particularly our oceans.

The best thing should be the OUTLAWING of the manufacture and use of all plastic starting with food packaging.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms Frances Pavlas Bose
1030 SW Meyer Dr Pullman, WA 99163-2070
francy@pavlasbose.com
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Comment From: Virginia Parine

6/22/21 @ 4:20 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Virginia C. Parine
3711 Morning Mist Way Bellingham, WA 98229-2476
gsiemsparine@yahoo.com
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Comment From: Suzanne Crawford O'Brien

6/22/21 @ 4:17 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Dr. Suzanne Crawford Obrien
6920 Heights Ave SW Seattle, WA 98136-1957
crawfosj@plu.edu
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Comment From: Marcy Golde

6/22/21 @ 4:07 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

Require the rest of WA State to follow the lead on Seattle and require all food packaging to be fully composable immediately.
Sincerely, Marcy Golde

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Marcy Golde
116 Fairview Ave N Unit 428 Seattle, WA 98109-5352
marcy@golde.org
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Comment From: Noemia Mlekarov

6/22/21 @ 3:33 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Noemia Mlekarov
2816 S Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108-2147
Mlekarovfamily@gmail.com
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Comment From: Walther Soeldner

6/22/21 @ 3:31 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Rev. Walther Soeldner
13613 S Valley Chapel Rd Valleyford, WA 99036-9767
waltsoe@gmail.com
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Comment From: Glen Anderson

6/22/21 @ 3:28 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

I am a LIFELONG WASHINGTONIAN (72 years old) who cares deeply about the environment.

PLEASE TAKE PROMPT, STRONG ACTIONS to protect Washingtonians from toxic contamination and its negative health effects.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mr. Glen Anderson
5015 15th Ave SE Lacey, WA 98503-2723
glenanderson@integra.net
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Comment From: Brian Johnson

6/22/21 @ 3:17 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

Getting toxic PFAS chemicals out of our food packaging is important to faith communities and in alignment with our value of environmental justice. I would love to have PFAS ban extended as broadly as feasible when it comes to our food and food-related packaging. Thank you for your consideration.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mr. Brian Johnson
3711 Morning Mist Way Bellingham, WA 98229-2476
nairbnosnhoj@gmail.com
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Comment From: Kirsti Ruud

6/22/21 @ 3:15 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Kirsti Ruud
1420 S Washington St Tacoma, WA 98405-2063
ruudest@gmail.com
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Comment From: Lora Rathbone

6/22/21 @ 9:59 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

I have read that there is widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere, which is evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

It has already been three years since WA state passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. I ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious health and environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Please make it so all PFAS can be removed from all food packaging as soon as possible for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Lora Rathbone
538 Fuller St
Richland, WA 99354

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Lora Rathbone
538 Fuller St Richland, WA 99354-1866
ldrathbone@outlook.com
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Comment From: Jan von Lehe

6/21/21 @ 10:52 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Jan von Lehe
3002 NW 75th St Seattle, WA 98117-4652
janvonlehe@gmail.com
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Comment From: Mary Ellen Smith

6/16/21 @ 11:28 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith,I believe it is a moral imperative to care for our sacred earth and to do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects. This law was passed in 2018 and it is time to move faster to get it implemented. Please expedite your process to get this done.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mary Ellen Smith
7526 27th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115-4630
maryellensmith75@gmail.com
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Comment From: Joan Davis

6/16/21 @ 11:26 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Joan Davis
6720 E Green Lake Way N Apt 702 Seattle, WA 98103-5435
joandavis3@gmail.com
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Comment From: Katherine Chesick

6/16/21 @ 11:24 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Katherine Chesick
1039 NE 127th St Seattle, WA 98125-4005
kchesick@earthlink.net
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Comment From: Kathleen Nelson

6/16/21 @ 11:23 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Kathleen Nelson
2315 N 55th St Seattle, WA 98103-6207
kateyn@comcast.net
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Comment From: Francie Rutherford

6/16/21 @ 11:22 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth. Please proceed quickly on this issue as toxic contamination is a health problem for us all.

Francie Rutherford

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Francie Rutherford
3100 W Commodore Way Apt 406 Seattle, WA 98199-1118
frutherford68@gmail.com
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Comment From: Nancy Hannah

6/16/21 @ 11:15 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Nancy Hannah
7526 27th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115-4630
nancyhannah75@gmail.com
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Comment From: Jennifer Hiebert

6/16/21 @ 11:13 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, I listen to biblical commandments to love others as ourselves, to treat them as I wish to be treated--and understand that extra-human life is not mine to dispose of, but the creator's, beloved and intrinsically valuable. These principles must guide thoughts and actions, or they are worthless. We must protect all communities, human and otherwise, from toxic pollution, and work instead to foster a healthy, diverse, flourishing world.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Jennifer Hiebert
1402 NW Woodbine Way Seattle, WA 98177-5200
jenn.hiebert@gmail.com
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Comment From: Stephen Swanson

6/14/21 @ 11:07 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth. The longer we wait to implement these laws, the more likely they will be ignored. AS ONE OF THE FAMILIES WHOSE WATER HAS TOXIC LEVELS OF PFAS FROM FIREFIGHTING FOAM WE DO NOT NEED OTHER SOURCES OF THESE POISONS,

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Dr. Stephen Swanson
15203 State Route 20 Coupeville, WA 98239-4506
swnsnisle@aol.com
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Comment From: Holly Hallman

6/14/21 @ 11:05 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Rev. Holly Hallman
675 S Point Rd Port Ludlow, WA 98365-9296
hhhallman@gmail.com
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Comment From: Ali Vrbas

6/14/21 @ 11:01 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Ali Vrbas
4513 49th Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116-4041
AliMVrbas@hotmail.com
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Comment From: Joanne Allison

6/14/21 @ 10:54 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Joanne Allison
8186 Skagit Way Blaine, WA 98230-9554
ja1448@comcast.net
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Comment From: Janet Smothers

6/14/21 @ 10:25 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

Please prohibit the use of PFAS!!!!

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
janet smothers
178 Baldwin Rd Nordland, WA 98358-9608
aloha@olympus.net
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Comment From: Jeannine Lish

6/14/21 @ 10:14 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Jeannine Lish
17729 25th Ave NE Marysville, WA 98271-4723
Jeanninelish@gmail.com
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Comment From: Heather McLaughlin

6/14/21 @ 10:05 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Heather McLaughlin
2525 NE 195th St Apt 301 Lake Forest Park, WA 98155-1465
heathersjynk@hotmail.com
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Comment From: Ruth Shearer

6/14/21 @ 10:02 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Dr. Ruth W. Shearer
553 Centralia Alpha Rd Chehalis, WA 98532-9502
shearrj@aol.com
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Comment From: Kathy Wilmering

6/14/21 @ 9:50 AM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a nurse practitioner who is also a person of faith, I am very concerned that after 3 years the PFAS Food Packaging Alternative Assesments are proceeding so slowly. Besides the effects on pregnant women and their breast milk, I am concerned that plastic items with these chemicals now comprise the largest amount of trash picked up on beaches, which of course means they are polluting the oceans and other sources. Given how many beings, including humans, depend on the ocean, this is a problem.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Kathy Wilmering
6045 18th Ave SW Seattle, WA 98106-1411
seachange3@comcast.net
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Comment From: Erik Kindem

6/10/21 @ 5:12 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

Putting mechanisms in place that keep human beings, creatures, and habitats from being exposed to PFAS chemicals is critical--included quickly phasing out the use of those chemicals across all applications and uses. Tragically, this phase out process is not happening fast enough! As a result, as new studies show, breast fed babies are receiving traces of PFAS chemicals long with their mothers' milk.

This reality is truly unconscionable.

As a person of faith and community leader, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities--especially the most vulnerable ones--from toxic contamination and its negative health effects. We have a sacred obligation to treat our planet home and all its inhabitants with respect and the utmost care.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Rev. Erik P Kindem
3624 SW 112th St Seattle, WA 98146-1612
pastor@peacelutheranseattle.org
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Comment From: Marilyn Cornwell

6/10/21 @ 5:11 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

Getting PFAS out of packaging as soon as possible is a justice issue. As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Rev Marilyn Cornwell
9010 SE 47th St Mercer Island, WA 98040-4410
mmcornwell@live.com
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Comment From: Judith Schwab

6/10/21 @ 5:09 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

PFAS showed up in nursing mothers so shows that two people right there are effected by PFAS being in food packaging.

This shows that it should be removed from packaging NOW!

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. Judith Schwab
9142 N Mercer Way Apt 7203 Mercer Island, WA 98040-3147
schwabjudith@outlook.com
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Comment From: Karen Edwards

6/10/21 @ 5:07 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

It is vital to the health of our communities that the chemical PFAS be eliminated from packaging.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms.. Karen Edwards
PO Box 754 Winthrop, WA 98862-0754
4tarn2swim@methownet.com
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Comment From: Richard Hodgin

6/10/21 @ 5:05 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mr. Richard Hodgin
6524 26th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115-7135
rshodgin@comcast.net
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Comment From: Dorothy Jordan

6/10/21 @ 5:03 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth. Studies have confirmed that these toxins are widespread. Eliminating these from food packaging would greatly help reduce the exposure for our communities.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms Dorothy Jordan
1407 Abbott Rd Lynden, WA 98264-9401
dorrie.jordan@gmail.com
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Comment From: E Ellis

6/10/21 @ 5:02 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth. Please act boldly to remove PFAS from food packaging and other consumer goods.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Ms. E Ellis
115 N K St Unit 1701 Aberdeen, WA 98520-6319
harborsolar1@gmail.com
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Comment From: Leslie Spurling

6/10/21 @ 5:00 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

It would seem beyond obvious that using PFAS chemicals on and around our food is foolish and endangers our health, let alone that of the planet. We fully expect that one day a study, or many studies, will disclose that many of our incurable, debilitating illnesses, genetic disorders, and chronic health issues are caused by the chemicals we have introduced into our daily lives. We are, indeed, exposed constantly to a cocktail of man-made toxins that individually might not - MIGHT not - be a problem, but taken together are beyond what our bodies can tolerate.

We desperately need to clean up our "well" if we expect to be able to keep drinking from it.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Leslie Spurling
1210 N 152nd St Shoreline, WA 98133-6209
lesliespurling@yahoo.com
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Comment From: Rick Eggerth

6/10/21 @ 4:58 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Mr. Rick Eggerth
1304 39th St Bellingham, WA 98229-4912
rickeggerth@gmail.com
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Comment From: Carol Voelker

6/10/21 @ 4:56 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Carol Voelker
4059 31st Ave W Seattle, WA 98199-1701
colbyvoelker@gmail.com
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Comment From: Susan Kane

6/10/21 @ 4:55 PM
Dear WA Department of Ecology,

Thank you for your work to protect communities and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals through many different mechanisms, including the PFAS Chemical Action Plan, Safer Products for WA implementation, and now the P...↓

As a person of faith, it is important to me that we do all we can to protect communities from toxic contamination and its negative health effects, as well as tread lightly on our sacred earth.

With the upcoming second alternatives assessment for PFAS in food packaging, time is of the essence. It has already been three years since we passed the PFAS food packaging legislation in 2018. While we wait for this bill to be implemented, retailers across the country continue to voluntarily stop using food packaging with PFAS, demonstrating that alternatives are widely available. Additionally, cities like Seattle that require entirely compostable food packaging, which does not contain PFAS, also confirm that these products exist and are widely used.

Please consider the abundant options and widespread circulation of various PFAS-free food packaging being used in Seattle and voluntarily by many retailers elsewhere as evidence that there are suitable and safe alternatives available.

I also ask that you accelerate the timeline for the alternatives assessment process because of serious environmental justice concerns. The Daikin America plant in Decatur, Alabama, where PFAS for food packaging is produced, has a legacy of significant PFAS contamination of land and drinking water. People of color comprise 78% of the exposed community living within three miles of the plant. We have a moral responsibility to protect communities both in Washington and where PFAS is produced outside of the state. Removing PFAS from all food packaging as soon as possible is imperative for the health of communities everywhere.

I appreciate that Washington is a leader in toxic chemical reform. Please continue to set a high standard with swifter implementation of the second PFAS Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment.

Sincerely,
Susan Kane
200 S Kent Pl East Wenatchee, WA 98802-5554
susan_kane1@msn.com
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