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We think we control our health – but corporations selling forever chemicals, fossil fuels and ultra-processed foods have a much greater role
02 May 2024 07:13 GMT
When companies act to conceal the harm their products do, they prevent us from protecting ourselves and our children. We now have many well-documented cases of corporate wrongdoing, such as asbestos, fossil fuels, pesticides, herbicides sugar, silica, and …
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We think we control our health – but corporations selling forever chemicals, fossil fuels and ultra-processed foods have a much greater role
01 May 2024 20:50 GMT
… , the chief toxicologist at DuPont’s Teflon subsidiary reported the company’s … pregnancy-induced hypertension, kidney and testicular cancers, and ulcerative colitis was … financial ties means boosting public health research, either through government funding …
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PFAS ‘forever chemicals’: Why EPA set federal drinking water limits for these health-harming contaminants
10 Apr 2024 20:05 GMT
… PFAS testing and treatment.
What are the health risks … a lab experiment. DuPont called it Teflon, which eventually … concerned about your health, contact your health care provider. … testing and clinical follow-up, which includes information to help health …
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Working for Your Health: PFAS and you
27 Mar 2024 15:35 GMT
… cardiovascular disease, and other serious health issues (c8sciencepanel.org/prob … air and watershed near a DuPont chemical factory. A total … the same chemicals found in Teflon-coated pans, waterproof clothing, … food is grown to be tested (bit.ly/ACS …
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PFAS 'forever chemicals' are a health hazard, and they're everywhere
07 Mar 2024 10:17 GMT
… 1940s, DuPont unveiled a revolutionary new product called Teflon, which … labs offer high-quality testing services to governments and … Wilken, who leads water testing programs for the Missouri … board to evaluate potential health impacts for communities exposed …
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Attorney General Tong Sues 28 Chemical Manufacturers for Knowingly Contaminating Connecticut Water and Natural Resources and Harming Public Health with Toxic PFAS "Forever Chemicals"
25 Jan 2024 16:25 GMT
… health effects, including increased risk of kidney, breast, pancreas, prostate, and testicular … accountable for their environmental and health impacts, especially when they … care.” In 1964, DuPont employees working in Teflon manufacturing developed chills, …
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CDC encouraging more PFAS blood testing. What are…
19 Jan 2024 17:41 GMT
… miraculous and popular line of Teflon nonstick pots and pans.
PFAS … environment and potential for toxicity, DuPont, 3M, and other manufacturers reached … health issues in animals including:
Increases in cholesterol levels
Kidney and testicular …
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State Secures $110 Million Settlement with DuPont for Environmental Restoration Along Ohio River
29 Nov 2023 21:22 GMT
… 1950s through 2013, DuPont manufactured Teflon products using the manmade … to serious health issues including kidney and testicular cancer, thyroid … s risks to human health and the environment.
The … personal injury lawsuits citing health problems related to the …
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Big Brains podcast: How PFAS “forever chemicals” are harming our health
16 Nov 2023 13:43 GMT
… for Environmental Health Sciences at the NIH, and testified about … DuPont invented a new material that would change kitchens across America, Teflon … ’re talking about Teflon.
Paul Rand: Teflon was just one … rid of my Teflon pans because the Teflon non-stick …
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EPA shelves further tests for harmful 'forever chemical' contamination
02 Nov 2023 05:54 GMT
… no plans to do more tests for contamination of water … companies 3M and DuPont through products like Teflon and carpet stain … wider impacts on human health.
3M and DuPont recently agreed to … international research into risks to health and ecosystems.
Kah, said …