https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/04/pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals-food
US study that researchers say highlights chemicals’ ubiquity also shows PFAS association with seafood and red meat
The coffee and white rice are easily explained by takeout cups/containers which shouldn't be a concern with preparation at home.
Holy crap, thanks. I was very upset as eggs, rice, and coffee are as close to foundational foods for me as it gets.
I should clarify that my statement is my own speculation.
The study didn't directly measure pfas in food. They measure pfas levels in blood plasma and breast milk of pregnant women and self reported diets. So I assume that takeout containers is a substantial contributing factor.
But the article mentions that the researchers also suspect contaminated filters for coffe and contaminated irrigation water for rice. So there might be reason to be concerned about other sources of contamination.
The eggs association is a little more puzzling to me. I want to also blame that on fast food sandwhich wrappers, but that might be too much of a leap.
It sounds a lot like you're just baselessly speculating, do you have any sources to confirm that any of these things actually contribute to pfas?
Do you want studies that show take out containers contaminate food with pfas or do you want studies that show that those are sufficient to explain the levels recorded in this study. I could provide the first but not the latter.
Why sound indignant when I literally clarified that I was speculating?
Fortunately, lemmy isn’t a peer-reviewed journal, so speculation is perfectly acceptable.
I speculate that teflon pans might have contributed to the egg thing.
Quoting the article:
“In rice, the researchers suspect it stems from contaminated soil or agricultural water. Non-stick cookware also often contains the chemicals, or it could be in water used for cooking.”
Oh thank you.
I do also worry about rice cookers. While very convenient, the inside is nonstick coated.