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Forever chemicals ended a historic Colorado farm's vegetables, and flowers took root instead
News
20 Jul 2026 | Yahoo!New
Repeated testing found PFAS in crops, and the farm was ordered to stop growing edible food.”
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Glyphosate-based herbicides contain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and trace elements
Science
20 Jul 2026 | J. Hazard. Mater. Lett.
All 12 glyphosate-based herbicides tested contained PFAS and at least 10 trace elements, likely introduced through manufacturing, raw materials, or packaging; widespread and repeated use could contribute to long-term contaminant buildup in agricultural soils.
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The EPA approved 3 new PFAS pesticides — and one has already raised cancer questions
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15 Jul 2026 | Food & Wine
“The EPA’s hands-off approach to pesticide mixtures is leaving families exposed to a cocktail of forever chemicals on their food,” said Varun Subramaniam, a science analyst at the EWG, in a statement.
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World’s largest berry company accused of ‘greenwashing’ strawberries
News
13 Jul 2026 | SF Gate
Attorneys for six people living in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Illinois filed a lawsuit against the California company last month, alleging consumer fraud and deceptive practices, which cited testing that identified residues of eight “highly toxic” pesticides in its conventional strawberries.
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PFAS pesticides approved after EPA adopts new toxicity definition
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10 Jul 2026 | CNN
Two of the three newly approved PFAS pesticides, diflufenican and epyrifenacil, will eventually degrade into multiple smaller PFAS chemicals, including trifluoroacetic acid.
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US Food and Drug Administration rejects petition to set PFAS limits in food
Policy
8 Jul 2026
The FDA rejected the revised petition, stating it plans to take action on setting standards for PFAS, and there is “insufficient evidence to support the request”.
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European strawberries widely contaminated with PFAS and endocrine-disrupting pesticides
News
7 Jul 2026 | Pesticide Action Network Europe
The most frequently identified pesticides are fludioxonil and cyprodinil, two endocrine disruptors that should have been banned under EU law.
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EPA moves to cut risks from PFAS in fertilizer, pans Biden-era analysis
Policy
7 Jul 2026
Nearly 60% of biosolids in the US are applied to land as fertilizer, raising concerns that PFAS may spread to crops and groundwater.
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Driscoll's class action alleges strawberries contain hidden PFAS forever chemicals
News
2 Jul 2026 | Claim Depot
David Harada, Driscoll's former U.S. and Canada food safety compliance manager, alleges management knew about pesticide compliance problems but told staff to protect the brand and preserve plausible deniability instead of fixing them.
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Trump EPA departs from Biden-era report detailing cancer risk from ‘forever chemical’ contaminated farms
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2 Jul 2026 | The Hill
“With this guidance document, they have made clear that they have no intention of regulating PFAS and sludge, and that they are going to continue to allow PFAS contaminated sludge to be spread on farmland throughout the country,” Erica Kyzmir-McKeon, director of communities and toxics at the Conservation Law Foundation. added.
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Dept. of Natural Resources: DNR issues PFAS monitoring general permit for biosolids
Policy
1 Jul 2026
This Wisconsin state general permit will require that facilities spreading biosolids monitor and report PFAS concentrations.
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EPA approves pesticides that may be considered ‘forever chemicals,’ though it disputes that label
News
1 Jul 2026 | The Hill
However, definitions for which chemicals fall under this umbrella can vary, with the OECD, an organization that seeks to set international standards, taking a broader approach, while the EPA has a narrower definition.
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Senate Democrats press Hegseth on ‘forever chemical’ cleanup delays
Policy
26 Jun 2026
The lawmakers’ letter, sent Thursday, follows a report by NOTUS that found the Pentagon significantly pushed back cleanup schedules for the chemicals known as PFAS at nearly 200 sites, and posted the changes online without a public announcement.
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PFAS levels in sewage sludge put New York’s dairy and meat industry at risk
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25 Jun 2026 | Sentient
According to the EPA’s risk assessment models, just one application of PFAS-contaminated sludge to farmland may expose humans to unsafe levels of PFAS when they eat some foods produced at those sites, such as beef, eggs, milk, fish, fruits and vegetables.
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Maine uses PFAS fund to cover blood tests for exposed residents
News
11 Jun 2026 | WGME
It screens for nine of the most common PFAS compounds and gives a final score so a physician can gauge a person's risk factor for PFAS-associated conditions.