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Chlorofluorocarbons

Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary

Chlorofluorocarbons is a gas packaging — Cooling/freezing chickens (limited remaining use)

Also: CFC

What it does

Cooling/freezing chickens (limited remaining use)

Where you'll see it

Cooling/freezing chickens

What the research says

Trap heat at earth's surface, affecting ozone layer. Ozone layer blocks ultraviolet radiation that can cause skin cancer. Phasing out began 1989 under Montreal Protocol.

Regulatory status

  • Notes: Banned in foods except for cooling/freezing chickens

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): Chlorofluorocarbons trap heat at the earth's surface, decreasing the amount radiated back into space and affecting the ozone layer