#toxins — Public Fediverse posts

Analysis of 212 plant-based food products (meat substitutes and drinks) in the UK for 19 different mycotoxins found low levels of at least one toxin in every product. All levels were below safety guidelines, but cumulative exposure to at least some of these toxins can lead to adverse health effects.

Summary: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260828005216.htm

Original paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956713525007790

#Science #Toxins #Mycotoxins #Food #PlantBased

“There were elders who started to get sores in their mouths because of the pesticides. We use our mouths to help in basket weaving,” Young says.

“And then if you’re cooking in these baskets and the material has been sprayed, then people can be ingesting it.”

Link: https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2026/08/maidu-native-groups-denounce-record-glyphosate-spraying-national-forests-california-bayer-forest-service/

#Forest #Nature #Climate #Environment #Pollution #Pesticides #Herbicides #Toxins #IndigenousRights #NativeAmericans #NaturalResources