Traces of toxic chemicals found in supermarket food, study says.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)Borenstein, Seth
A recent study estimated that sludge, like what was applied at Songbird Farm, has also been spread on 5% of all farmland in the U.S. But not all sludge contains toxic chemicals. The Food and Drug Administration told CBS News in an email that the U.S. food supply is "among the safest...
For the first time, researchers from theUniversity of Toronto,Indiana University, and theUniversity of Notre Damehave discovered the presence of harmful PFAS chemicals in Canadian fast-food packaging. These chemicals, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have been found in water-and-grease...
Toxic “forever chemicals” — a persistent group of manmade substances found in several commercial and industrial products— were detected in 18 out of 20 brands of paper drinking straws tested by European researchers. The f...
People ingest tiny, chemical-containing bits of things that touch the food and drink we consume every day. There are a vast number of sources of these chemicals, ranging from plastic bags and bottles, to take-out containers and shrink wrap, to manufactur
“Gov. Newsom understands the dangers ‘forever chemicals’ pose to Californians and is signing sensible laws to protect them from needless exposure to PFAS,” saidSusan Little, EWG’s Senior Advocate for California government affairs. “In addition to banning PFAS from food packaging, this new...
The influences of toxic chemicals in man and wildlife are traced from the earliest records. A comprehensive description of wildlife whose populations have suffered from suspected toxic chemical causes is provided. The long‐term and long‐distance transport of ocean and air currents demonstrate that ...
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable.
The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, which governs toxic chemicals in Canada, is in the midst of being updated. Legislation that would enshrine the right to a healthy environment into law for the first time passed in the Senate in the spring, though the law doesn’t define what a ...
The chemicals also are found in firefighting foam, which the Defense department calls irreplaceable in suppressing jet-fuel fires. Especially around military bases and PFAS facilities, decades of use have built up levels in water, soil and some treated sewage sludge used to fertilize non-organic f...