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FDA rejects petition to set PFAS limits in food

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Re: FDA rejects petition to set PFAS limits in food

#11
From the article:

>The agency said it plans to set less non-binding “action levels” that do not require contaminated food to be removed from shelves. “Tolerance levels”, or limits, make it illegal to sell food contaminated beyond a set threshold.

From the FDA

>Action levels and tolerances represent limits at or above which FDA will take legal action to remove products from the market.

Typical junk tier rage bait journalism you can expect from the guardian.

Re: FDA rejects petition to set PFAS limits in food

#15

Doing whole blood donations seems to significantly reduce PFAS in the blood. Here's one paper: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle... Edit: This also helps others who are in accidents, car wrecks, have Cancer, etc. Yes, we pass on the PFAS to others, but the immediate need for blood is more urgent than the potential long term impacts of PFAS.

My girlfriend accidentally told the donation center she went to Mexico, and they banned her from donating for four years. Apparently you'd only go to Mexico to eat brain tacos and share needles with cows. Surely there's a better way to filter out risky blood.

I was banned roughly the same time for being in the US. I guess its mostly so they don't need to check for unexpected things.

Re: FDA rejects petition to set PFAS limits in food

#17

The article fails to mention risk and the amounts that create those. In typical journalist fashion it just emphasizes the word “chemical” and other scary framings.

True. The risk is heavily downplayed, since the health effects manifest in decades and can be blamed on lifestyle factors, while the amounts causing health issues are in the order of parts per trillion.

Re: FDA rejects petition to set PFAS limits in food

#19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My girlfriend accidentally told the donation center she went to Mexico, and they banned her from donating for four years. Apparently you'd only go to Mexico to eat brain tacos and share needles with cows. Surely there's a better way to filter out risky blood.

I was banned roughly the same time for being in the US. I guess its mostly so they don't need to check for unexpected things.

I get it, just seems like it could be more granular, especially since she could have just said no.

Re: FDA rejects petition to set PFAS limits in food

#20

I mean what did we expect? This admin’s entire MO has been dismantle or de-fang what little regulatory framework we have left. Did they really think RFK Jr. was ushering in a healthier, “more natural” America?

Turns out it's easier to make conspiracies than effective policy. Who knew?
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