Oh Noooo! PFAS On Our Meals and In Our Water

Fruits and veggies are good for us, proper. We should always eat extra extra of them, proper?

UK’s Each day Mail revealed a worrisome article about pesticide residues (PFAS) on many fruits and veggies: strawberries, grapes, cherries, spinach, tomatoes, peaches/nectarines, and so on. The examined meals have been from UK supermarkets however I wager the numbers are simply as unhealthy or worse within the U.S. PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. These man-made and long-lasting chemical compounds are implicated in causation of most cancers, immunity impairment, infertility, impaired kidney operate, thyroid illness, and low start weight.

Thrice within the final six months I’ve heard that in comparison with the European Union, U.S. regulators permit many extra chemical contaminants in meals. That appears like a deep and circuitous rabbit gap that I’m not able to discover. Please point out within the feedback an authoritative e-book or web site on the topic.

I’ve been attempting to develop meals right here within the Sonoran Desert for the final three years. I’m about prepared to surrender. My major pests have been mealy bugs, caterpillars, mice, pack rats, and squirrels.

Steve Parker, M.D.