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As California goes, eventually so goes the nation because manufacturers don’t want to make things that they can’t sell to the fifth-largest economy in the world, so California’s actions have major impact not only in the US but worldwide.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
They need it for food or because it’s their culture, there are Native American tribes and Burmese immigrants and others who fish because this is who they are. This is key to their culture. And you can’t just tell them not to fish.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
To find this level of contamination in fish across the country, even in areas not close to industry where you might expect heavy contamination, is very concerning. These chemicals are everywhere.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Maybe Whole Foods's something that we all as consumers need to think about, is Whole Foods more important to have PFAS wrappings on our food to prevent grease soaking through ? Or do we just accept that as something that we deal with ?
Found on CNN 4 years ago
So they went to the shorter chain carbons, and you study them, and they do just about the same thing, why would we think that you can make a very minor change in a molecule you are manufacturing and the body wouldn't react in the same way ? Studies also show the newer PFAS chemicals may migrate into food more readily than older forms.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
When the consumer pushes back, it makes a difference, for example, Home Depot announced last year they were no longer going to sell stain-resistant carpeting because they were getting push back from buyers.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
I don't think people want necessarily chemicals in their food that are going to get into their body and maybe cause health effects or last a long, long time in the environment, but I don't think people know that.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
In other words, you can make things that don't have to have this stuff in it.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
What this calls for is additional research to determine how widespread this contamination is and how high the levels are, we have to look at total human exposure not just whats in the water or whats in the food ... or not just dust. We need to look at the sum totals of what the exposures are.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
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