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Are ‘#ForeverChemicals’ In Your Favorite Sparkling Water? Here’s What to Know

Many brands have #PFAS levels of more than 1 part per trillion, exceeding the #Environmental Working Group's recommendation.

By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
Published on April 28, 2024

"Bottled and canned water is often considered a healthier or safer option, thanks to purification and processing. But that may not necessarily be the case. In 2020, Consumer Reports ran a study to determine PFAS levels in 47 bottled waters, including 35 noncarbonated and 12 carbonated samples. Many of the carbonated waters had PFAS in them."

https://www.foodandwine.com/pfas-in-sparkling-water-8640113

#PFAS #PFOS #WaterIsLife #WaterPollution #PFASPollution #PFOA #PTFE #Wildlife #Cancer #Contamination #Chemicals #Environment #FoodPackaging #Plastics #FireFightingFoam #Firefighters #Health #Mining #Lubricants #Electronics #Cosmetics #PFNA #PFHxS #PFB #GenXChemicals
#Toxic #DowChemical #DuPont #3M #BASF #Teflon #RainWater #DrinkingWater #BlueTriton #PolandSpring


The Best Apps for Improving Memory – Because Practice Makes Better


Content warning: Woman sitting at a desk holding a pen in her right hand which is hovering over a paper notebook on the desk, and her left hand is holding a red phone I’ve certainly seen from playing Wordle every day that your game improves over time. The brain is like a


Car maker #Nissan "admits in their #privacy policy to collecting (...) #sexual activity, #health diagnosis data, and #genetic data (...). They say they can share and sell #consumers’ “preferences, characteristics, #psychological trends, #predispositions, #behavior, #attitudes, #intelligence, #abilities, and #aptitudes” to data #brokers, #lawenforcement, and other third parties."

"All new cars today are privacy nightmares on wheels."

Via @mozilla
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/privacy-nightmare-on-wheels-every-car-brand-reviewed-by-mozilla-including-ford-volkswagen-and-toyota-flunks-privacy-test/


Hi, my name is Tilly Metz. I am a Luxembourgish Member of the European Parliament 🇱🇺 🇪🇺, Member of the @EP_GreensEFA Group 🌻 - and finally on #Mastodon!

I work on #Health, #AnimalWelfare, #Transport, #CentralAmerica and many other topics.

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