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Some city water utilities have bad news for customers because of ‘forever chemicals’

By Dan Flynn on July 27, 2022

City water utilities as far-flung as Mobile, AL, Evanston, IL, Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, NC, and Thorton, CO are scrambling to explain they are still selling a safe product.

That need comes after the…

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California company recalls imported clams because of presence of PFAS

By News Desk on July 15, 2022

Crown Prince Inc. is recalling 3-ounce cans of Crown Prince Natural Smoked Baby Clams in Olive Oil because FDA testing found detectable levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

No illnesses had been reported as…

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FDA testing finds detectable levels of PFAS prompting, recall of smoked clams

By News Desk on July 7, 2022

Bumble Bee Foods LLC is recalling smoked clams after FDA testing found detectable levels of PFAS chemicals in samplings of the imported product.  

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration test results came back after the…

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New FDA commissioner has a full plate when it comes to chemistry of food safety

By Tom Neltner on February 16, 2022

–  OPINION –

The U.S. Senate on Feb. 15 voted to return Dr. Robert Califf to the role of FDA commissioner, bringing needed leadership to an agency that plays a vital role in protecting public…
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FDA’s new test results on PFAS in food tell an incomplete story

By Brian Ronholm on September 6, 2021
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By Brian Ronholm

Imagine using a radar gun to detect speeding in cars, but then manipulating the radar so that it only detects speeding in cars going over 100 mph. This means any…
Continue Reading FDA’s new test results on PFAS in food tell an incomplete story

Water and chemicals that never go away are subjects of Consumer Reports cover story

By Dan Flynn on September 24, 2020

The new Consumer Reports soon hitting mailboxes returns to one of CR’s old mainstays—Safe drinking water. In short order, it teaches how to check on your tap water, discloses test results for 45 bottled water…
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New York likely to become third state to ban PHAS in food packaging

By Dan Flynn on July 28, 2020

A bill to ban the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as PFAS, that are a group of man-made chemicals that includes PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many other chemicals in food packaging after Dec.31,…
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