Oh Noooo! PFAS On Our Meals and In Our Water

September 2, 2024 · 2:11 AM

“Strawberry Meals” by Suzy Hazelwood/ CC0 1.0

Fruits and veggies are good for us, proper. We must always eat extra extra of them, proper?

UK’s Day by day Mail printed a worrisome article about pesticide residues (PFAS) on many fruits and veggies: strawberries, grapes, cherries, spinach, tomatoes, peaches/nectarines, and so on. The examined meals have been from UK supermarkets however I guess the numbers are simply as dangerous or worse within the U.S. PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. These man-made and long-lasting chemical compounds are implicated in causation of most cancers, immunity impairment, infertility, impaired kidney perform, thyroid illness, and low start weight.

Thrice within the final six months I’ve heard that in comparison with the European Union, U.S. regulators permit many extra chemical contaminants in meals. That appears like a deep and circuitous rabbit gap that I’m not able to discover. Please point out within the feedback an authoritative guide or web site on the topic.

I’ve been attempting to develop meals right here within the Sonoran Desert for the final three years. I’m about prepared to surrender. My main pests have been mealy bugs, caterpillars, mice, pack rats, and squirrels.

Steve Parker, M.D.