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PFAS: The "Forever Chemicals" In Your Food

PFAS: The "Forever Chemicals" In Your Food

FromWhat You're Eating


PFAS: The "Forever Chemicals" In Your Food

FromWhat You're Eating

ratings:
Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Sep 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What do you know about a class of chemicals called PFAS? You can’t see them, and you can’t smell them, but they’re there, providing water-resistance and grease-proof protection to burger wrappers and pizza boxes. But PFAS are used for lots more than transporting takeout. They’re used by manufacturers in items ranging from raincoats to contact lenses to toilet paper.  And the chemicals don’t just stay in these products. When we dispose of them, they end up in our soils and waterways. And the fact that they don’t break down has earned them the name “forever chemicals.” In this episode we head to Maine to learn more about PFAS and how they have ended up in well water, on farms, in food, and ultimately in people’s bodies.Follow @foodprintorg on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter . Stay Informed. Get the latest food news, from FoodPrint.
Released:
Sep 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (24)

Whether it’s a salad, a hamburger or your morning egg sandwich, the way your meal gets made has an impact. What You’re Eating is here to help you understand how your food gets to your plate, and see the full impact of the food we eat on animals, planet and people. Host Jerusha Klemperer is the Director of FoodPrint.org, a website that uncovers the problems with the industrial food system, and offers examples of more sustainable practices, as well as practical advice for how you can help support a better system, through the food that you buy and the system changes you push for. From practical conversations with farmers about the true cost of raising chickens to tips from chefs about how to reduce kitchen waste to discussions with policy experts on the barriers to sustainability, FoodPrint’s new podcast covers everything from the why to the how.