Florida state officials move to ban paper straws at restaurants, citing ‘concerning health risks’ https://t.co/l2L9WZee4E pic.twitter.com/X1jN7jejLv
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A bill introduced in Florida takes aim at paper drinking straws and stirrers at food businesses and restaurants.
Senate Bill 958 was introduced Dec. 18 — with an identical House bill, HB 2195, introduced Dec. 26 — to limit what cities and counties can do to regulate drinking straws and stirrers.
“Many businesses and communities in this state are using paper drinking straws and stirrers as a purportedly better option for public health and the environment,” HB 2195 states.
“However, independent university studies have shown that most paper straws contain harmful PFAS chemicals, exposure to which is linked to concerning health risks.”