New research aimed at identifying foods that contain higher levels of PFAS found people who eat more white rice, coffee, eggs and seafood typically showed more of the toxic chemicals in their plasma and breast milk.

The study checked samples from 3,000 pregnant mothers, and is among the first research to suggest coffee and white rice may be contaminated at higher rates than other foods. It also identified an association between red meat consumption and levels of PFOS, one of the most common and dangerous PFAS compounds.

“The results definitely point toward the need for environmental stewardship, and keeping PFAS out of the environment and food chain,” said Megan Romano, a Dartmouth researcher and lead author. “Now we’re in a situation where they’re everywhere and are going to stick around even if we do aggressive remediation.”

  • Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 months ago

    Despite all this terrible news about plastics, we still won’t go after the oil companies or plastic producers in the US to help put a stop to this.

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      4 months ago

      I agree with you, but PFAS/“Forever Chemicals” and micro/nano plastics are different things with their own host of concerns.

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        4 months ago

        They go hand in hand with a lot of plastic packaging. Either way, it’d be nice to go after companies like DuPont, Bayer, 3M, and Honeywell as well as the oil companies that provide them the raw materials anyway.

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      Yes, of course, I mean just stop… Eating fucking rice first!

      That is much better than those long and boring legal battles anyway. Who even eats rice or eggs or drinks coffee?