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The Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing “forever chemicals” as an active ingredient, dismissing concerns about health and environmental impacts raised by some scientists and activists.

This month, the agency approved two new pesticides that meet the internationally recognized definition for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or fluorinated substances, and has announced plans for four additional approvals. The authorized pesticides, cyclobutrifluram and isocycloseram, which was approved Thursday, will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.

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[–] M1ch431@slrpnk.net 32 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Why are people mostly silent about this shit?

Please, please, please start spreading this awareness with everybody you know!

From the article:

The agency also announced plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for the chemicals.

So they are deliberately trying to cover up the pollution crisis in the US.

https://www.ewg.org/interactive-maps/pfas_contamination/map/

We test for, regulate, and monitor about 100 chemicals in our water. There are many, many thousands of chemicals that could be present in our water and harming our health.

Related:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/california-pfas-forever-chemicals

https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2025/01/forever-chemicals-sludge-may-taint-nearly-70-million-farmland-acres

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Because everyday all day we’re bombarded by evil atrocities our government is committing on us and others and they dgaf what we think. We’re tired. It’s looking more and more like the entire world needs to overthrow the wealthy in solidarity

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 37 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Every country in the world should ban food from the US.

I'm sorry if you're American, you're fucked, but it's what you guys voted for. The rest of the world should try and save itself

[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Gotta remember that that's what some voted for

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 days ago

As an American I agree, I don’t trust our government to do the right thing and big corporations run all our farms. I don’t trust them to do the right thing either.

Unfortunately, that shit gets into the water and makes its way everywhere.

[–] IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

The "fun" part is that 'forever chemicals' really are what they're claiming to be on the label. Practically every living thing on the planet has some PFAS stuff in their body. Veritasium made a video about that a while back.

[–] __ghost__@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Most don't vote at all

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 18 points 2 days ago

Now, I am not a very eco-friendly kind of person...but I don't trust the Trump Regime to not fuck up. Their approvals here will almost certainly kill people, and probably wouldn't even benefit capitalists in the long run.

[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 111 points 3 days ago (1 children)

...they're giving me cancer while simultaneously quadrupling my health insurance payments. My government has decided to kill me.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Only if you are poor. That's the goal.

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Only poor people eat produce and drink water?

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Rich people have organic food and water filters.

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Are there any water filters that are proven to filter PFAS?

And what about irrigation water that is contaminated and sprayed on the organic crops?

I get the rich people hate, but this does feel like an issue that will impact literally everyone. Once something is in the water cycle it’s hard to get rid of it.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

For filters with semipermeable membranes, like sea water filters, FPAS and similar molecules are way too big to pass.

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[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

Zero filters claim to filter PFAS. I don't know if certified organic produce allows these chemicals to be used, but the organization that certifies food is also federal, so there's no reason to trust it. I'm really hoping organic produce is safe from this. I would be able to get produce at Costco which is often both organic and affordable.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

You can't filter out PFAS from the food chain.

Agricultural runoff gets into water supplies. In water supplies it gets used for irrigation, drinking water for animals, or goes out to sea.

In each case forever chemicals will just build up.

So even like that wagyu beef or wild caught fish eventually is just poisoning you.

Plus PFAS are notorious for being difficult to filter and when they do break down they break down into smaller halomethanes/haloalkanes which are also typically toxic and even harder to filter conventionally. The main way to eliminate halomethanes is to bubble water to evaporate them into the air. A slow process which will make the contaminants airborne.

Of course what does it matter if you get a new beach house courtesy of Bayer or Monsanto

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have bad news about forever chemicals for whatever dumbass thinks this will only affect poor people.

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[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

And if you're not poor, they'll make you poor.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What MAHA is thinking about this?

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 5 points 2 days ago

You assume that they are thinking in the first place.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I feel like states should just ban this shit.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What a fantastic idea. I'm sure no one has pushed for that.

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[–] MangioneDontMiss@feddit.nl 6 points 2 days ago

i am so glad i already have a terminal illness. this world is fucked.

[–] KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca 38 points 3 days ago

Environmental Poisoning Agency

[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 56 points 3 days ago

I'm sure that'll work wonders for US agricultural exports. /s

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Of course they did. Trump ended the EPA months ago. Think "invasion of the body snatchers" but for government.

[–] Arancello@aussie.zone 45 points 3 days ago (2 children)

As if we need another reason to boycott mercan food. They are explicit about poisoning people now!

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

That's the reason why the EU only imports very selected kinds of food from the US. And even then, most of those are specially produced for export.

  • Among the thousands of beef farmers in the US, there is only a handful certified for export to Europe.
  • Kelloggs produces two kinds of Fruit Loops: One for the US market, and the other for export, which does not contain the chemicals that are illegal even in China of all places.
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[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago

And that's gonna slowly make its way into Canada and Mexico, yay, the US is a toxic dump site

[–] MantisToboggon@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago

Who wants to live to old age anyways?

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Eat the poison you filthy pleabs.

-The EPA on behalf of the rich donors

[–] wirebeads@piefed.ca 19 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Americans are fucking twats. What a pathetic excuse for a country they’ve become.

oh well.

[–] tornavish@lemmy.cafe 48 points 3 days ago

Well, considering the news that a large portion of the maga online influencers are actually from foreign countries, I think maybe it’s not just their own doing…

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 41 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You think the forces that did this to us aren’t targeting your country? You’re in for some fun times ahead

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Keir Starmer will be drinking the PFAS gravy anyday now.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

listen to this guy, he's a CIA chatbot so he knows what he's talking about

[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 18 points 3 days ago (3 children)

You fucking loser, kicking people while they're down. I've been voting against this shit my entire life.

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[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Never trust anything the fda says or does. Ever. Its a for sale organization.

I got into an argument the other day with someone cause I said Americas food is poison. And they said i was simply trash talking America with no proof. No proof? Uhhhhhh

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The article is about the EPA, though

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

that statement applies equally to both

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[–] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Taking the fluoride out of the water and putting it directly into your food.

[–] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I know prices can be prohibitive, but the more we can buy organic, the better. It's the only alternative agricultural method that has gained enough commercial traction that, if it ever does become popular enough, has the possibility of making the pesticide-dependent model infeasible as a business model.

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