Succession fight under way as Bernie Sanders calls for Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race – US politics live
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The GuardianSuccession fight under way as Bernie Sanders calls for Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race – US politics livetheguardian.comVermont senator is latest figure to call for Democratic nominee to step down after sexual assault allegations The US Food and Drug Administration has rejected a legal petition demanding it set limits on toxic Pfas “forever chemicals” in food, marking another setback for public health advocates’ push to limit exposures to the dangerous compounds. The agency is refusing to set limits despite a growing body of science and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finding food is the biggest source of Pfas exposure. Testing has found the levels of Pfas in single servings of some contaminated foods to be equivalent to drinking many glasses of contaminated water. Continue reading...
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