Washington D.C.—CFA and a coalition of consumer, public health, and environmental groups have filed comments in support of a manufacturer’s petition to amend FDA’s food additive regulations to reflect the abandonment of two different perfluoroalkyl containing substances as water and oil repellents for paper and paperboard in certain food packaging. CFA and its allies are also asking FDA to revoke its approval of seven food contact notifications for long-chain perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), which three manufacturers agreed to voluntarily cease using as grease-proofing agents in 2011. Although FDA has claimed that the voluntary actions will protect consumers, the legal status of these compounds remains ambiguous. FDA regulations require that the agency formally revoke food contact notifications that are abandoned and not defended by industry. The agency, however, did not follow its own procedures when recognizing the abandonment of the seven long-chain PFCs in 2011.