7. Microwave Popcorn and Grease-Proof Food Packaging
In a 2022 screening of discount goods, the Ecology Center found that 100% of microwave popcorn packaging tested contained PFAS. Manufacturers coat paper food bags with these persistent “forever chemicals” to prevent cooking oils from soaking through the wrapper.
Chemical treatments extend beyond the snack aisle into general store operations. That same Ecology Center study identified bisphenol S (BPS) in 100% of the paper register receipts collected from tested discount locations.
To be fair, fluorinated food packaging is an industry-wide manufacturing problem rather than an issue exclusive to discount chains. The screening that documented it, though, sampled discount store shelves.
You can bypass grease-resistant chemical coatings entirely by purchasing loose popping corn. Popping plain kernels in a covered glass bowl or a covered pan sidesteps the coating entirely.
Well, it’s obvious you folks writing this article are pretty well off! Like, go to some other place, clip coupons, etc. Well, what you don’t understand is maybe you only got a buck and no way to get across town to a “better deal” or maybe you don’t have a paper to clip coupons anyway! I know you make a living by pointing out awful mistakes people make by shopping at where ever, but it’s better buying something there than getting mugged on a bus to a better deal. Also some of us like cheap stuff. If I knew you and you were sick I would go to the Buck store and buy you a get-well card for 50 cents. I would feel I did my duty and I’m sure you throw all your cards, especially some cards, away immediately so we both would be happy, and yes you could drive me across town in your new SUV to buy a really good hammer! I’m sure you do that all the time for folks like me just there to buy a cheap bar of soap!
Thank you for the info — I will pass it on to my daughter who shops at dollar stores
for many items — I am aware of less than adequate sizes and products !
I appreciate the low cost of a few items though !