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Back to EpisodesForever Chemicals with Mary Simmons Mendoza Chair - Environmental Practice Group, Haynes & Boone LLP
Published 2 years, 2 months ago
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From the FDA: "Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a diverse group of thousands of chemicals used in hundreds of types of products. PFAS in the environment can enter the food supply through plants and animals grown, raised, or processed in contaminated areas. It is also possible for very small amounts of PFAS to enter foods through food packaging, processing, and cookware." PFAs are implicated in cancer, diabetes, thyroid, heart disease and other diseases.