"PFAS Widely Added To US Pesticides Despite EPA Denial, Study Finds"

"Research shows ‘forever chemicals’ increasingly found in products as agency claims the chemicals aren’t being used"

"Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” are widely added to pesticides, and are increasingly used in the products in recent years, new research finds, a practice that creates a health threat by spreading the dangerous compounds directly into the US’s food and water supply.

The analysis of active and inert ingredients that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved for use in pesticides proves recent agency claims that the chemicals aren’t used in pesticides are false.

The researchers also obtained documents that suggest the EPA hid some findings that show PFAS in pesticides."

Tom Perkins reports for the Guardian July 23, 2024.