Researchers tested for 17 different PFAS compounds. They found that 70% of participants had 11 or more of them in their bloodstream, and every participant had at least five.

A new study has revealed that certain foods that can help you eliminate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Luckily, a recent study has found a way to rid your body of per- and ...

Crunchy crusaders tend to avoid ultra-processed foods, plastics, “forever chemicals” and pharmaceuticals in favor of alternative remedies, natural ingredients, organic fare and spiritual wellness.

A person shopping at a Whole Foods Market in New York City on December 17. A new study highlights the alarming extent of plastic contamination in foods. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images ...

This means the chemicals are innocent—and free to enter your diet—until proven guilty. “About 10,000 chemicals have been added to foods, many of them under GRAS,” Trasande says.

Learn which foods fight microplastics in your body. ... The manufacturing process of plastics involves over 16,000 different chemicals, ...

The FDA does not know what chemicals are added to foods A rule concocted in the 1950s for vinegar and spices has had unintended effects. Share. Unknown isle Photograph: Getty Images.

The biggest gap in the FDA's oversight of foods goes back generations. In 1958, Congress mandated that, before additives could be used in foods, manufacturers had to prove they were safe and get ...

ROSEMONT, Illinois, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to step up safety reviews on chemicals in foods, including one widely used as a preservative in products ...

These chemicals, known as phthalates (pronounced tha-lates), were responsible for more than 350,000 deaths worldwide in 2018, researchers found. About 75 percent of the deaths were in Asia, the ...

An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap water nationwide hasn’t gotten the same attention. By Hiroko Tabuchi ...