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Dangerous PFAS Chemicals Are in Your Food Packaging
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24 Mar 2022 | Consumer Reports
PFAS exposure has been linked to a growing list of problems, including immune system suppression, lower birth weight, and increased risk for some cancers. This raises alarms about the use of these compounds, especially in items such as burger wrappers and salad bowls.
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How PFAS Can Harm Your Health
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24 Mar 2022 | Consumer Reports
Recent Consumer Reports tests of more than 100 food packaging products from U.S. restaurants and supermarkets found dangerous PFAS chemicals in many of the products, including paper bags for french fries, wrappers for hamburgers, molded fiber salad bowls, and single-use paper plates.
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‘I don’t know how we’ll survive’: the farmers facing ruin in Maine’s ‘forever chemicals’ crisis
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22 Mar 2022 | The Guardian
Songbird Farm’s 17 acres (7 hectares) hold sandy loam fields, three greenhouses and cutover woods that comprise an idyllic setting near Maine’s central coast.
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[Press Release] New Kildee Bill Would Ensure Health Care For Veterans Exposed To PFAS Chemicals
Policy
22 Mar 2022
New Legislation Requires Veterans’ Affairs to Cover Health Conditions Linked to PFAS Contamination at Military Bases.
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EPA Continues to Take Actions to Address PFAS in Commerce
Policy
22 Mar 2022
"Today’s action will help ensure that responsible parties are held accountable for any future PFAS contamination affecting communities,” said Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Michal Freedhoff.
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The relationship between multiple perfluoroalkyl substances and cardiorespiratory fitness in male adolescents
Science
22 Mar 2022 | Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res.
Exposure to PFAS, mainly PFNA, is associated with a decrease in cardiorespiratory health in young men, possibly via alterations in white blood cell count.
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Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Incident Natural Menopause in Midlife Women: The Mediating Role of Sex Hormones
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22 Mar 2022 | Am. J. Epidemiol.
Participants with higher PFAS concentrations had a shorter time to natural menopause, and the effect of PFAS may be partially explained by variations in hormone concentrations.
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Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke: A Nested Case–Control Study in Sweden
Science
22 Mar 2022 | EHP
Exposure to PFAS was associated with increased cholesterol levels but not an increased risk of myocardial infarction or stroke.
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Prenatal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Child Growth Trajectories in the First Two Years
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22 Mar 2022 | EHP
Associations of PFAS with child growth trajectory differed by sex as well as by when and at what concentration exposure occurred.
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Understanding Public Perceptions of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Infodemiology Study of Social Media
Science
21 Mar 2022 | J Med Internet Res
Government agencies can use social media research to understand the community sentiment on PFAS and then use social media to dispel misinformation, communicate scientific findings, and provide resources for relevant public health services.
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How the way we eliminate toxic PFAS from water also takes an environmental toll
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21 Mar 2022 | WHYY.org
But protecting people’s health has a consequence: The technology most effective at removing PFAS contributes to the carbon footprint.
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UK's safe level for tap water too high - scientists
Policy
18 Mar 2022
Scientists are concerned that the allowable levels of toxic PFAS - known as "forever chemicals" - in UK drinking water are too high.
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PFAS cosmetics studies are “springboard” for litigation
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18 Mar 2022 | Environmental Health News
Cosmetics companies could face litigation if their products are found to contain PFAS, warn attorneys, as a rash of recent lawsuits hit companies touting themselves as clean but whose products contain evidence of “forever chemicals.”
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Implications of PFAS definitions using fluorinated pharmaceuticals
Science
16 Mar 2022 | iScience
Using nine definitions prepared by various stakeholders, we screened the 360 organofluorine pharmaceuticals approved and used globally between 1954 and 2021.
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Washington State Legislature Passes Bill to Speed Up Restrictions on PFAS “forever chemicals”
Policy
16 Mar 2022
Today, the Washington State legislature sent a bill to Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s desk that steps up action on PFAS “forever chemicals” in products such as raincoats, apparel, and firefighter personal protective equipment.