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#toxin — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Yakult Europe launches dairy-free Vvtals drink

    The Japanese probiotic brand that launched 90 years ago, first brought its fermented Lactobacillus gut-health drink to Europe…
    #Europe #EU #accumulated #body #contaminated #dish #harm #hazard #health #nanoplastics #nonstick #pan #particles #polluted #poorhealth #scratch #single #teflon #toxin
    europesays.com/europe/19083/

  2. After Rachel Carson’s courageous “Silent Spring” exposé back in 1962, surely by now we’ve learned not to release bioaccumulating toxins into ecosystems.

    No, of course not.

    “Results suggest biomagnification of PFAS from soil, mushrooms, and berries to bank voles, from mushrooms to ungulates and from voles to the owl. ... Our study supports that terrestrial wildlife magnifies PFAS from the environment and highlights largely unexplored yet worrying effects on wildlife health.”

    Ecke, F., Ytrehus, B., Evander, M. et al. Biomagnification and potential health effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a terrestrial food web. Sci Rep 15, 31003 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-163

    #bioaccumulation #pollution #toxin #ForeverChemical #ecology

  3. The EU has banned BPAs: here’s what you need to know about this common, toxic compound.

    The European Union has banned the use of bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor widely used in plastics.

    This came into effect with Regulation 2024/3190 in late 2024, but it took over 20 years of scientific study to cut out this silent toxin.

    mediafaro.org/article/20250430

    #BPA #Bisphenol #Chemical #Chemicals #Plastic #Plastics #Food #Toxin #Toxic #Health #EU

  4. "Early researchers undertook the highly hazardous practice of identifying beryllium and its various compounds from its sweet taste."

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berylliu

    #Beryllium
    #chemistry
    #toxin

  5. Der Obersee in #Berlin #Weissensee ist gerade voll mit #Blaualgen. Sollte man sich lieber von fernhalten und auch Hunde oder andere Tiere nicht reinlassen.

    #Cyanobakterien #Bakterien #Gift #Toxin