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Unravelling the chemistry of PFAS transfer from packaging to food
Science
8 Dec 2025 | TIFS
PFAS used in paper, paperboard, compostable, and plastic food-contact materials may migrate into food through diffusion, partitioning, and degradation of polymer-bound PFAS, suggesting that these packaging materials may act as overlooked sources of dietary PFAS exposure and warrant closer regulatory attention.
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New York Farm Bureau calls for state to test sewage sludge for PFAS
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5 Dec 2025 | Spectrum News 1
The New York Farm Bureau will oppose the land application of contaminated sewage sludge and encourage testing prior to spreading, a change from their supportive position last year, the organization announced Friday.
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High levels of ‘forever chemical’ found in cereal products across Europe – study
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4 Dec 2025 | The Guardian
The study found trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a chemical produced when pesticides containing Pfas chemicals break down into the soil, in breakfast cereals, popular sweets, pasta, croissants, wholemeal and refined bread, and flour.
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Development and validation of an LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of 39 PFAS in soil samples: applications to playgrounds in Attica, Greece
Science
4 Dec 2025 | Anal Bioanal Chem
An optimized research method was found to be a useful tool for environmental and public-health decision making by reliably detecting 39 PFAS in playground soils, and the results suggest that some PFAS levels may potentially exceed a precautionary child-health screening value of about 100 ng per kg of body weight per day.
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Lab-scale insights into the environmental fate of emerging contaminants from airport runoff
Science
1 Dec 2025 | J Contam Hydrol.
Laboratory evidence indicates that only some contaminants in airport runoff are naturally diminished during contact with sediments, whereas PFAS remain largely persistent, raising concerns about whether soil aquifer treatment can adequately protect groundwater from these chemicals.
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Assessing PFAS exposure in Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) populations adjacent to the former Rocky Flats nuclear site: A preliminary analysis.
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1 Dec 2025 | PLoS One
Preliminary analysis finds that PFOS was consistently detected in elk livers at both Rocky Flats and control sites while PFOA was not detected, suggesting that PFOS may accumulate in elk regardless of proximity to known contamination sources and highlighting potential wildlife exposure pathways and implications for game consumption.
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Officials make disturbing discovery after drawing blood from residents near US military base: 'We've had it'
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29 Nov 2025 | Yahoo!News
What was most staggering in the discovery, however, was that 26% of plume area participants had PFAS levels in the highest concentration tier, meaning they were exposed to nearly ten times the amount of the common group.
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EPA approves new pesticide with PFAS, sparking health concerns
Policy
28 Nov 2025
The EPA said in its approval documents that it found “no human-health risks of concern when used as directed.” Several experts dispute that conclusion and argue that the agency’s review did not fully account for how PFAS accumulate in soil and water or how they move into food.
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The Trump administration is deregulating forever chemicals
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28 Nov 2025 | Jacobin
Just this month, the EPA moved to approve two PFAS-based pesticides for use on crops, including tomatoes, peas, and lettuce. Despite the chemicals’ known dangers, the EPA created a new web page to assure the public of the “robust, chemical-specific process” that the agency uses to approve any pesticide.
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Non-destructive surface sampling of PFAS exposure on firefighter protective gears: Potential implications for occupational exposure
Science
27 Nov 2025 | J. Hazard. Mater.
Firefighter turnout gear and self-contained breathing apparatus surfaces may contain notable levels of PFAS, particularly 6:2 FTS, indicating potential occupational exposure through skin contact and inhalation underscoring a need for improved monitoring while noting that minor PFAS signals in blanks may introduce some uncertainty.
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The EPA is embracing PFAS pesticides. These are the health risks
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26 Nov 2025 | Time
The approval of the two chemicals is part of a larger pattern by the Trump Administration to broaden the use of PFAS-containing pesticides on industrial and private farms across the country.
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Wausau Council rejects PFAS payout deal, citing losses and lack of clear plan
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26 Nov 2025 | Wausau Pilot & Review
The future payment stream of $2,037,766 would be discounted to ‘present value’ and reduced further by fees, leaving the city with a final lump-sum payment of $1,571,135.
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Bone marrow accumulation of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) predicts post-transplant relapse in acute myeloid leukemia patients and associated with T-cell dysregulation
Science
25 Nov 2025 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
Higher early post-transplant levels of PFOA, PFOS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, and PFUnDA in the bone marrow of leukemia patients were linked to patterns of T-cell disruption associated with relapse, pointing to a potential environmental influence on immune recovery after a transplant.
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Miracle-Gro class action claims organic soil and fertilizer products contain PFAS forever chemicals
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21 Nov 2025 | Top Class Actions
The Miracle-Gro class action lawsuit accuses Scotts of failing to disclose the presence of PFAS because this would influence purchasing decisions to the company’s financial detriment.
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California farms applied millions of pounds of PFAS to key crops, study finds
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19 Nov 2025 | The Guardian
California farms applied an average of 2.5m lb of Pfas “forever chemicals” per year on cropland from 2018 to 2023, or a total of about 15m lb, a new review of state records shows.