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Seren Morris and Tamara Davison

PFAS: 'Forever chemicals' linked to cancer found in over half of UK fruit and vegetables

Over half of UK food samples ( fruits, vegetables and spices) contained concerning amounts of ‘forever’ chemicals, analysis of Government data has found. 

The Pesticide Action Network (PAN) analysed statistics from the Government’s residue testing programme. It found that at least 10 PFAS chemicals were present in food destined for UK supermarket shelves. 

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