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Three companies agree to pay more than $1 billion to settle ‘forever chemical’ claims – How can I avoid eating food with ‘forever’ chemicals?

June 8, 2023 /

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The companies Chemours, DuPont and Corteva announced on Friday they have agreed to pay more than $1 billion to settle claims that “forever chemicals” contaminated public US water systems.

The family of ubiquitous synthetic chemicals – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS – linger in the environment and the human body, where they can cause serious health problems, and are found in everyday products including fast-food wrappers, makeup and carpeting.

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN
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1 Comment

  1. Russ Fletcher on June 6, 2023 at 1:46 am

    Not even a drop in the bucket of the pain, suffering and death that they’ve caused and will cause. Corporations win again at the expense of lives.

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