Large food vendors across Virginia will soon have to ditch Styrofoam containers, with a full statewide ban by 2026.

State officials launched a “Foam Free Virginia” campaign in line with the legislation. The Virginia Department of ...

No and maybe ... microwaving Styrofoam can be unsafe. The compound and other harmful chemicals may leak into food since the containers can melt or break down at high temperatures when microwaved ...

the results may not directly apply to styrene from microwaved EPS foam food or beverage containers: However, a 2017 systematic review found no strong link between styrene exposure and certain ...

Never microwave these containers without first checking their label. If a styrofoam ... and there is no guarantee it can withstand high temperatures without leaching your food.

Virginia food vendors with 20 or more locations will be banned from using Styrofoam containers starting July 1, 2025.

Expanded polystyrene — known colloquially by the brand name Styrofoam — is commonly used in takeout food containers ... While there are no fines for a first violation, counties could enforce ...

The restriction includes portable coolers and food service products like containers ... “Styrofoam.” But to the experts working with this material, that is incorrect, misguided and wrong, no ...

Senate Bill 545 directs the Oregon Health Authority to update the state’s health code to make it easier for restaurants to provide reusable containers to customers, effective no later than June ...

While Oregon has no statewide ban on Styrofoam food containers, roughly 10 cities in the state have adopted their own – including Portland, Medford, Eugene, Ashland and Florence. Eight states ...