Research reveals high levels of PFAS contamination in food supply chains

By Megan Tatum | Food Navigator Europe | August 5, 2024

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"High levels of PFAS ‘forever chemicals ’ have been detected in those that consume a diet rich in white rice, eggs, red meat, seafood and coffee, according to the latest research into dietary sources of the synthetic chemicals.

The study, published in July, took blood and breast milk samples from more than 1,500 mothers living in New Hampshire in the US, collected since 2009.

It found that for ‘every one standard deviation in intake of eggs per day the participants saw a4.4% increase in PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate) in their bloodstream, as well as a 3.3% and10.3% rise respectively in levels of PFOA (perfluorooctanoate) and PFDA (perfluorodecanoate)."