According to the Environmental Working Group, California farms applied an average of 2.5m pounds of PFAS “forever chemicals” per year on cropland from 2018 to 2023. The chemicals have been added to pesticides that are sprayed on crops such as almonds, pistachios, wine grapes, alfalfa and tomatoes.
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A new Republican plan would exempt many new toxic PFAS or “forever chemicals” from health and safety review, a move criticized by opponents because it would allow the dangerous man-made substances to be used and sold with little effective scrutiny.
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The organic sector is very vulnerable to PFAS contamination, particularly for eggs.
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PFAS in sewage sludge applied to farmland can cause cancer and other diseases in people who (1) live near farm fields where the sludge is applied or (2) consume tainted milk, beef or other foods from these farms.
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Someone must be held accountable for this poisoning of America’s farmland.
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A company controlled by Goldman Sachs is helping to lead a lobbying effort by makers of fertilizer linked to “forever chemicals.”
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A lawsuit filed by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, on behalf of a group of Texas farmers and ranchers, wants to hold the EPA accountable.
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The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) is suing the EPA for allegedly failing to regulate the spread of sludge contaminated with PFAS.
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Water utilities took issue with the rule, saying treatment systems are expensive to install and that customers will end up paying more for water.
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PFAS was found in seven of eight samples bought at U.S. stores, with organic kale containing higher levels of the toxic compounds.
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Very disturbing. Almost half of the tap water in the U.S. is contaminated with PFAS chemicals, according to a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Read Article Maine has been hit very hard with PFAS contamination, and now the state university will conduct research on it.
Read Article Studies show more than 95% of Americans have “detectable levels” of PFAS in their blood.
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It has been suggested the so-called forever chemicals identified in Danish organic eggs originated from fishmeal, which is used as an ingredient in chicken feed.
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A horrifying development but something that may very well happen in the U.S.
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Risks from ‘forever chemicals’ have ended a half-century of spreading sludge onto Maine farmland and raised unanswered questions about the contamination of foods.
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Out of 67 cooking oil products tested in 2021 and 2022, only one organic canola oil brand was reported to contain any detection of PFAS.
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‘Forever chemicals’ were found in bowls, bags, plates and wrappers, even from some companies that say they’ve phased them out.
Read Article Maine Farmland Trust and Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association raised $255,000 to aid farmers who have had to remove their products off market shelves while testing for PFAS.
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PFAS were found in the soil, well water and produce of an organic farm in Maine, causing serious concern throughout the entire state.
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