{"id":8239,"date":"2025-02-19T11:46:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T16:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/multiaction.ca\/sustainability\/section-sans-phenol-pba-pbs-sans-pfas-pfoas\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T08:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:32:33","slug":"phenol-free-pba-pbs-and-pfas-pfoas-free","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.multiaction.ca\/en\/sustainability\/phenol-free-pba-pbs-and-pfas-pfoas-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Phenol-free (PBA-PBS) and PFAS\/PFOAS-free sections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The composition of phenols (PBA-PBS) and PFAS\/PFOAS (so-called \u201cforever chemicals\u201d), their health impacts, and the importance of eliminating them in compliance with legislation.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The use of phenol-free and PFAS-free (per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances) materials in a flexographic and digital printing plant is essential to protect human health and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the corresponding molecular structure for each:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1-Example of Phenolic compound:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2-Example of PFAS\/PFOS compound:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are some of the advantages and strategies we use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Health and safety:<\/strong> Phenols and PFASs are known to have adverse health effects, including cancer risks and hormone disruption. Using materials without these substances reduces the risks for workers and consumers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Environmental impact:<\/strong> PFAS are persistent pollutants that can contaminate water and soil. Eliminating them helps protect ecosystems and reduce pollution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Regulatory compliance: <\/strong>Many regions impose restrictions and penalties on the use of phenols and PFASs. Adopting materials free of these substances enables you to comply with regulations and avoid penalties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Innovation and competitiveness<\/strong>: Using phenol- and PFAS-free alternatives boosts our innovation and improves our competitiveness as a North American company, by meeting the growing demand for safer, more durable products.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    By integrating these materials into production processes, a flexographic or digital printing plant can not only improve its environmental performance but also meet the expectations of consumers and regulators. It’s also worth noting that PFAS-free is a law in Canada, and phenol-free has been in force since early 2025 in Canada and will follow suit elsewhere. We are actively complying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The composition of phenols (PBA-PBS) and PFAS\/PFOAS (so-called \u201cforever chemicals\u201d), their health impacts, and the importance of eliminating them in compliance with legislation. The use of phenol-free and PFAS-free (per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances) materials in a flexographic and digital printing plant is essential to protect human health and the environment. Here is the corresponding molecular […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":8217,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/durability-single.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"yes","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8239","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.multiaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.multiaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.multiaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.multiaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.multiaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8239"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.multiaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8241,"href":"https:\/\/www.multiaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8239\/revisions\/8241"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.multiaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.multiaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}