High Levels of 'Forever Chemical' Found in Cereal Products Across Europe, Study Finds

Spiegel

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Possibly toxic chemicals can be found in food through pesticides. A Europe-wide study found high concentrations in German wheat flour, Irish breakfast flakes and French baguettes.

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Research by the Pesticide Action Network found that average concentrations of "eternal chemicals" are 107 times higher in cereals than in tap water. The health risks are great

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Cereals consumed daily at breakfast in the European Union have ‘high levels’ of trifluoroacetic acid (AGT), a permanent and toxic chemical for reproduction, according to a study published by the European Network of Action against Pesticides (PAN Europe). ‘All people are exposed to AGTs through multiple means [...] The entry NGO study finds high levels of ‘eternal chemicals’ in breakfast cereals was first published in Information Focus.

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A study conducted in more than a dozen European countries, including Poland, revealed the presence of so-called "forever chemicals" in bread, cereals, and other grain products. This substance, a residue from pesticide use, may pose a health risk, but its effects are not yet well understood.

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Prague - Europe is facing widespread contamination of cereals with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), which is one of the highly persistent so-called eternal chemicals (PFAS). This is according to a new study by the Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe), in which the Czech environmental organization Arnika participated. Its representatives presented the results to journalists in Prague today. Experts analyzed common cereal foods from 16 European…