FDA rejects petition to set limits on toxic PFAS chemicals in food
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Tom Perkins
Summary
The US Food and Drug Administration has rejected a legal petition calling for limits on toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" in food, despite scientific evidence and EPA findings that food is the primary source of PFAS exposure. Testing has shown that single servings of contaminated food can contain PFAS levels equivalent to drinking many glasses of contaminated water. The decision represents a setback for public health advocates seeking to limit exposure to these dangerous compounds.
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· 3 pulledThe 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.
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