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Ketchup, mayo and other common staple foods tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals

March 24, 2023 -

Confirming what earlier research also found, the study focused on the tendency of PFAS to contaminate various pesticide products via the plastic storage containers that hold them. It turns out that the very same thing is happening to food products stored in plastic containers.

The data is so disturbing and serious that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a warning to the public about the potential for direct PFAS contamination ...

Forever chemicals: Study shows exposure to PFAS linked to post-diet weight gain

May 08, 2023 -

According to a study published in the journal Obesity, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are linked to obesity and weight gain after following a healthy diet.Dangerous "forever chemicals"

PFAS are common environmental pollutants dubbed "forever chemicals." These harmful chemicals are used to make a variety of products like firefighting foam and nonstick products.

For the study, the researchers investigated a frustrating problem ...

18 Popular US-made soft contact lenses found to contain high levels of harmful PFAS

May 25, 2023 -

Forever chemicals do not naturally break down either in the environment or even within the human body. Unfortunately, more and more of them are being found in various consumer products.

The research, led by product investigation organization Mamavation, in partnership with Environmental Health News and several American universities, found that 18 popular soft contact lens brands contained extremely high levels of organic fluorine, a marker for PFAS. (Related: Industry ...

Revealed: Nearly 100 potential PFAS-polluted sites in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia from fracking waste

December 23, 2022 -

(Article by Kristina Marusic republished from EHN.org)

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been used in hydraulic fracturing and other types of oil and gas wells across the U.S. for at least a decade.

Exposure to the chemicals, which are also used to make various consumer products nonstick and waterproof, is linked to health problems including kidney and testicular cancer, liver and thyroid problems, reproductive problems, lowered vaccine ...

PFAS chemicals are now in the drinking water of about 16 million Americans, new study concludes

May 23, 2018 -

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) mapped out communities in the U.S. whose drinking water showed high levels of PFAS. Residents of those counties – like the 70,000 people who live in Bucks and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania – are at risk from potential illnesses.

A decade ago, the sites with known cases of PFAS-contaminated drinking water supplies could be counted on two hands. Now, they number close to 100, said the EWG.

Many of these sites ...

PFAs, chemicals commonly found in household and everyday items, found to interfere with metabolism and body weight

April 07, 2018 -

The research team came from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and they published their findings in the online journal PLOS Medicine.

The full study can be found here.

The study recommended that dieters – be they obese or not, and especially if they are women – who wished to keep their weight down for the long run must reduce their exposure to PFAs or avoid the obesogens altogether.

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Regulators STILL allowing toxic BIOSLUDGE to be dumped all over food crops, polluting them with PFAS “forever chemicals”

June 12, 2023 -

Maine and Michigan are the only two states where PFAS testing is required, while the other 48 refuse to test for PFAS. The result is PFAS contamination all throughout the food supply, and even inside people's bodies.

The state of Virginia, for instance, actually increased the amount of sludge permitted to be dumped on farmland with no PFAS testing. Similarly, Alabama continues to reject pleas by residents and environmental groups to test ...

CHEMICAL COVER-UP: EPA’s plan to regulate wastewater pollution DOES NOT deal with “forever chemicals”

February 14, 2023 -

However, the plan doesn't reflect the urgent need to deal with these pollutants more quickly.

The EPA's plan will likely take years to complete and it will delay much-needed restrictions on PFAS discharges into waterways. The plan also falls short of the agency's vow in its 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap to "get upstream" of the forever chemicals problem.

According to the EPA, it will release a draft regulation for manufacturers of PFAS ...

EPA to crack down on FOREVER CHEMICALS in drinking water via proposed national standards

March 16, 2023 -

The agency put forward the proposed guidelines in a March 14 press release. It emphasized that the guidelines will "prevent thousands of deaths and reduce tens of thousands of serious illnesses" caused by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

The proposal sought to regulate two PFAS – perflourooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) – as individual contaminants. Public water systems must ensure that the maximum contaminant level ...

Industry influence crippling lawmakers’ attempts to pass laws protecting consumers from FOREVER CHEMICALS

May 10, 2023 -

PFAS is the umbrella term for approximately 15,000 chemicals used in producing countless consumer products across various industries. These chemicals resist water, stains and heat, leading to their vast application. Unfortunately, even low levels of exposure to PFAS have been linked to severe health conditions, including cancer, thyroid disease, kidney dysfunction, birth defects, autoimmune diseases and more.

But powerful corporations involved in producing ...

Breakthrough: Canadian scientists develop novel filtration method that permanently removes “forever” chemicals from drinking water

May 19, 2023 -

Also known as "forever chemicals," PFAS are believed to contaminate the drinking water consumed by more than 200 million Americans, which is most of the country. Worse, a 2020 study claimed that potentially risky levels of PFAS are present in all water supplies throughout the country.

Because PFAS are difficult to filter out of water, most Americans are likely drinking some level of them every single day without even knowing it. Prolonged consumption ...

Eight brands of butter wrappers found to contain high levels of “forever chemicals” – is your favorite brand on the list?

July 17, 2023 -

According to an EPA-certified lab, total levels of fluorine in 16 of the butter wrappers ranged from 11 parts per million (ppm) to 112 ppm. Fluorine, by the way, is linked to everything from cancer to birth defects.

Pete Myers, chief scientist at Environmental Health Sciences, the group that publishes EHN, reviewed the findings before publishing to ensure their legitimacy. EHN and Mamavation then added them to a growing library of consumer products that have been tested ...

USGS: At least 45% of TAP WATER across the U.S. is contaminated with FOREVER CHEMICALS

July 26, 2023 -

In a national news release, the USGS reported that at least 45 percent of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of chemicals known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS).

Its research marks the first time anyone has tested for and compared PFAS in tap water from both private and government-regulated public water supplies on a broad scale across the country. Given this, the USGS study can help members of the public to ...

Forever chemicals pose greater cancer risk to women than men, study finds

September 28, 2023 -

The alarming findings of a recent study published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (JESEE) reveal that these "forever chemicals," which are present in almost 50 percent of the drinking water in the U.S., pose a greater cancer risk to women than men.

The study, which is the first to suggest that PFAS affects men and women differently, was conducted by researchers from the University of California San Francisco, the University ...

3M agrees to $10.3 billion settlement over allegations of contaminating public drinking water with “forever chemicals”

June 28, 2023 -

Considered the "largest drinking water settlement in American history," the latest agreement will include a present value commitment of up to $10.3 billion payable over 13 years, the chemical manufacturer announced on June 22.

According to the firm's securities filing, 3M would pay to remediate public water systems that have tested positive for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the proposed settlement, which must be approved by a federal court. The decision ...

Concerning levels of FOREVER CHEMICALS detected in several species of fish in UK

March 13, 2023 -

According to the Daily Mail, independent journalist group Watershed Investigations collected data from the Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS). CEFAS, an executive agency attached to the U.K. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) tested 53 fish samples obtained from the Thames, Mersey and Wyre rivers for traces of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

The journalists found that flounder, dab and plaice were ...

Study: Paper and bamboo drinking straws have HIGHER concentrations of FOREVER CHEMICALS than plastic straws

August 28, 2023 -

A group of researchers in Belgium reported this finding in a study published in Food Additives and Contaminants. The study authors from the University of Antwerp (UAntwerp) tested dozens of straws from supermarkets, retail stores and fast-food restaurants in the country. Of the 39 straws made of paper, bamboo, glass, stainless steel and plastic, 27 reportedly contained per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – albeit in low concentrations.

Eighteen out of ...

Study: Toxic FOREVER CHEMICALS are found in many cosmetics

July 25, 2023 -

The study published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters indicated that millions of Americans could be unknowingly exposed to the toxic "forever chemicals" called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from cosmetics and other personal care products they apply to their bodies every day.

The researchers tested eight categories of cosmetics from U.S. and Canadian stores for total fluorine, a marker for PFAS. PFAS listed on product ...

Study: “Eco-friendly” plant-based drinking straws more harmful than plastic ones due to toxic FOREVER CHEMICALS

September 15, 2023 -

The authors of the study published in Food Additives & Contaminants looked at the concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in 39 drinking straw brands found in shops, supermarkets and restaurants in Belgium. They divided the 39 products based on the materials they were made of – paper, bamboo, glass, stainless steel and plastic.

Of the straws tested, almost all contained some concentration of PFAS – often used during manufacturing ...