| company |
deadline |
company's response |
| AFC Enterprises, Inc. |
October 5, 2005 |
no response |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. |
October 5, 2005 |
no response |
| Black Jewell Popcorn |
December 9, 2005 |
no response |
| Burger King |
July, 2005 |
July
2005 - Burger King phased out use of coated fluorochemical paper products
in 2002. They state that they now use only food grade grease-resistant
paper that must be certified to not have any fluoropolymer or telomer
applications |
| Campbell Soup Co. |
October 5, 2005 |
October
12, 2005 - Campbell states that they follow government regulations,
but they do not address fluorochemicals |
| ConAgra Foods |
September 28, 2005 |
September
19, 2005 - ConAgra states that they use fluorochemicals and will continue
as long as the EPA and FDA say it's safe
January
31, 2006 - ConAgra's Foods Inc. stated that they use packaging made
with a material that has PFOA as "a trace impurity" but,
according to ConAgra, no PFOA migrates into food |
| Cousin Willie's - Ramsey Popcorn Co. |
November 30, 2005 |
November
30, 2005 - Ramsey states that they meet FDA regulations, but they
do not address fluorochemicals |
| Dairy Farmers |
October 5, 2005 |
no response |
| Dole Food Company |
October 5, 2005 |
no response |
| Domino's Pizza LLC |
September 28, 2005 |
September
19, 2005 - Dominos states that they do not use fluorochemicals in
their packaging |
| Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream |
September 28, 2005 |
no response |
| Dunkin' Donuts |
July, 2005 |
July
2005 - Dunkin' Donuts couldn't say for sure if they use fluorochemicals |
| Frito-Lay, Inc. |
October 5, 2005 |
October
11, 2005 - Frito-Lay states that they do not use fluorochemicals in
their packaging |
| General Mills, Inc. |
October 5, 2005 |
October
13, 2005 - General Mills will consider addressing fluorochemicals
in a future report |
| Georgia-Pacific Corp. |
October 28, 2005 |
October
11, 2005 - Georgia-Pacific states that they do not use fluorochemicals
in their packaging |
| Giant Eagle Inc. |
November 28, 2005 |
no response |
| Jolly Time |
November 30, 2005 |
November
29, 2005 - Jolly Time states that they do not use Zonyl in their popcorn
bags |
| Kellogg Co. |
October 5, 2005 |
November
1, 2005 - Kelloggs states that they do not use fluorochemicals in
their packaging |
| Kraft Foods, Inc. |
October 5, 2005 |
October
20, 2005 - Kraft states that they do not use fluorochemicals in their
packaging |
| Krispy Kreme |
July, 2005 |
July
2005 - Krispy Kreme denied the use of telomers. Krispy Kreme spokesperson
Brooke Smith said that the company uses an all-natural clay-based
product for their paper packaging |
| Kroger Co. |
November 28, 2005 |
December
28, 2005 - Kroger states that they work closely with the FDA, which
considers fleuorochemicals to be safe |
| McDonalds |
July, 2005 |
In
2003, McDonald’s used fluorochemical applications. Corporate
spokesperson Julie Pottebaum confirmed widespread industry use of
telomer coated paper-packaging products. “As is the case throughout
the food service industry, our suppliers use telomers in limited coating
applications for some of our packaging."
January
31, 2006 - McDonald's Corp states that they are switching to PFOA-free
coating on its food packaging |
| Meijer Inc. |
December 9, 2005 |
December17,
2005 - Meijer's local store stated they would pass on the concerns
to the buyer |
| Nestle USA, Inc. |
September 28, 2005 |
no response |
| Newman's Own |
November 30, 2005 |
no response |
| Newman's Own Organics |
November 30, 2005 |
December
12, 2005 - Newman's Own Organics states that they have requested their
popcorn bag supplier research and investigate alternatives for their
microwave bags |
| Papa John's |
September 28, 2005 |
October
14, 2005 - Papa Johns states that they do not use fluorochemical in
their packaging |
| Pizza Hut, Inc. |
September 28, 2005 |
no response |
| Pop Weaver |
November 30, 2005 |
no response |
| Sara Lee Corp. |
October 5, 2005 |
no response |
| Smart Balance, GFA Brands |
December 9, 2005 |
no response |
| Starbucks Corp. |
October 5, 2005 |
no response |
| Trail's End |
November 30, 2005 |
no response |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. |
October 5, 2005 |
no response |
| Wal-Mart |
December 23, 2005 |
March
8 , 2006 - Wal-Mart states "we will be working with our suppliers
and the appropriate regulatory agencies to reduce the presence of
Teflon chemical C8 in the products we offer in our stores."
February - March 2006 - Wal-Mart's VP of Product Development, Matt Kistler,
and Ohio Citizen Action's Simona Vaclavikova, discuss Wal-Mart's commitment
to reducing and eliminating Teflon chemicals from food packaging in
their stores.
June 1, 2006
- In a letter to Simona, VP Matt Kistler writes "we will be working
with our suppliers and the appropriate regulatory agencies to reduce
the presence of PFOAs in the products we offer in our
stores." |
| Wendy's |
July, 2005 |
July
2005 - We don’t use paper products coated with fluorotelomers,” said
Kitty Munger, corporate spokesperson for Wendy’s |
| White Castle |
July, 2005 |
July
2005 - White Castle’s corporate media relations office failed to respond
to multiple requests for information |
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