This excerpt comes from the forthcoming book “Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated ... to waterproof clothing and cosmetics to fast food wrappers. These substances have also ...

The chemicals are used to keep food from sticking to our pots and pans ... The substances are called “forever chemicals” because of their longevity. PFAS consist of chains of carbon and fluorine atoms ...

fast food, packaging—all sorts of things," says Martyn. "Basically, the entire population of industrialized countries is exposed." As the "forever chemicals" name implies, PFAS are fairly non ...

from nonstick pans to dental floss to waterproof clothing and makeup to sweat-resistant apparel and fast-food packaging. Known as forever chemicals because they can spend hundreds or thousands of ...

A cautionary note has been sounded for those trying out the reheating method, due to past concerns that McDonald's wrappers were lined with PFAS. Termed "forever chemicals" for their nearly ...

Paris (AFP) – Contaminating water and soil, human-made "forever chemicals ... in clothing and certain chemicals, while Denmark has banned the use of PFAS in food packaging since 2020.

are a family of chemicals that have been used in a wide variety of everyday products, from nonstick pans to dental floss to waterproof clothing and makeup to sweat-resistant apparel and fast-food ...