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Burger King lab tests and lawsuits

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PFAS packaging suits in 2022, one voluntarily dropped. Glyphosate test value not published.

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Lab findings

TestedWho testedItemSubstanceResultSources
Oct 2023Moms Across AmericaAdvocacy testMealGlyphosatePositive; chain-level value not published. No other pesticides detected.Advocacy group test of 42 samples from 21 chains, run by Health Research Institute. Not peer-reviewed; 1 to 3 samples per chain. For scale, US legal limits for glyphosate on grains are in parts per million, e.g. 30 ppm (30,000 ppb) for oats and wheat.[37]
Mar 2022Consumer ReportsConsumer organizationCookie bagsPFAS (packaging)Over 100 ppm organic fluorineConsumer Reports tested 118 packaging items from 24 chains and grocers for total organic fluorine, a marker for PFAS. California has capped it at 100 ppm since 2023; Denmark uses 20 ppm. Packaging may have changed since.[46]

Lawsuits and enforcement

PFAS (packaging) · Consumer class action

Burger King

Hussain v. Burger KingUS District Court, N.D. CaliforniaSee docketFiled Apr 2022

Alleged "real ingredients" and sustainability marketing hid PFAS in packaging.

Latest: Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the case on 22 Aug 2022 without prejudice, so it could be refiled.

Sources:[45] courtlistener.com (opens in a new tab)[43] packaginginsights.com (opens in a new tab)

Voluntarily dismissed
  1. Filed
  2. Motion stage
  3. Proceeding
  4. Voluntarily dismissed

PFAS (packaging) · Consumer class action

Burger King

Cooper v. Burger KingUS District Court, OhioFiled 14 May 2022

Similar PFAS packaging claims under consumer-protection, warranty and unjust-enrichment law; no physical injury alleged.

Latest: Outcome not verified.

Sources:[63] americanbar.org (opens in a new tab)

Outcome not verified
  1. Filed (current stage)
  2. Motion stage
  3. Proceeding
  4. Closed

Lawsuit claims are allegations until a court rules. Advocacy-group tests are reported as published, with their limits. General information, not legal or medical advice.

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