#regulatoryfailure — Public Fediverse posts
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This is more than a little unsettling, esp since "levels are especially alarming because children commonly eat fruits like grapes and strawberries, and children are most at risk from the chemicals’ toxic effects,"
But I'm sure the #PartyOfLife wouldn't support policies that hurt children, would they??
Toxic Pfas residue identified on 37% of California produce, new analysis finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/29/pfas-residue-california-produce-analysis?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
And with the destruction of the #EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD), the lucky US residents will have the benefit of relying on toxicology research conducted or funded by the companies who have a vested interest in selling that product. You know, the people that assured us #PFAS are nontoxic, that medicines like VIoxx were safe, that smoking does not cause cancer and heart disease, that increasing atmospheric CO2 is a good thing.
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It sort of bewilders me that companies are releasing products based on these materials without having asked and answered basic questions - certainly issues identified with conventional plastics offered at least a partial roadmap of specific things to consider (nano/microparticle, environmental fate in various environments, impact of metabolites, behavior in digestive systems, etc.) And I see too many products preying on consumers, capitalizing on confusion of "biodegradable" vs "compostable" - in fact, I fear many making the consumer products from these materials don't fully understand the issues.
#plasticpollution #MisleadingClaims #RegulatoryFailure - All courtesy of the lobbyists paid by #BigPlastic - which includes consumer products companies like Pepsi and Coke and Nestle and Danone and all those other companies helping you ingest plastics.