A lab certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has detected signs of PFAS 'forever chemicals' in 18 popular brands of contact lenses.
its safety thresholds for some forever chemicals in drinking water, from 70 ppt to between 0.004 and 0.02 ppt.
That's a huge adjustment that could mean potentially half the US population is now considered exposed to harmful concentrations of forever chemicals.that manufacturers report on PFAS levels in non-essential products. Other states are following suit.The report from Mamavation is concerning not only because it suggests potentially harmful chemicals may be coming into contact with millions of eyes daily but also because it took an online blog to reveal this information, not a government agency.
"No one today can tell you that fluoropolymer exposures are safe because no jurisdiction has been demanding the development and scrutiny of appropriate safety testing,"At this point, however, asking the average person to avoid PFAS is near impossible, especially when so few alternatives exist. You can stop using non-stick cookware and other products that are known to contain high levels of PFAS, especially on parts of the body that can absorb them.
The only way to combat the threat would be to clean up Earth's rain, soil, animals, and plants. And we don't yet know how to do that.
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