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#ICYMI: Trump's Environmental Protection Agency just approved the use of three new "forever chemical" — often called PFAS — pesticides for use on food crops. ⚠️ These approvals come just days after the Supreme Court limited Americans' ability to sue pesticide companies for harms linked to pesticides. Let's look at the three chemicals that are now allowed on the food we eat 🌿: 🟢 Trifludimoxazin: Has been classified as having “suggestive evidence of carcinogenic potential” based on the development of thyroid tumors in exposed animals. 🟢 Diflufenican: Can break down into a chemical called 2,4-difluoroaniline malonate, a fluorinated chemical that has a similar structure and toxicity profile to aniline, a component in tobacco smoke. 🟢 Epyrifenacil: Causes liver tumors in animal studies and is part of a class of pesticides called PPO-inhibitors, many of which are also linked to liver tumors. PFAS are highly persistent and will essentially never break down. This toxic legacy pois...

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