https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=RmaqGrmA6gs&feature=youtu.be PFA's found in the butter I use. #pfas #kerrygold #butter #toxins

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/freshwater-fish-toxic-pfas-chemicals/ Freshwater Fish Contain ‘Staggering’ Amount of Toxic PFAS Chemicals, Study Finds #chemicals #fish #freshwater #pfas #foodshortage

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/who-health-risks-pfas-chemicals/ 100 Scientists: WHO Ignoring Health Risks of Toxic PFAS Chemicals. #water #drinkingwater #toxic #poison #who

Thanks for nothing, yet another leftist bill laden with get rich quick schemes for you, Pelosi, Buyden, McConnell and 99% of you useless illegitimately "elected"bureaucrats who do NOTHING for your so called constituents. You are an enemy of "We The People", and John James is My Senator
Not Respectfully , Paul Difflipp----------------------------
From: "Senator Gary Peters"
To: [email protected]
Cc:
Sent: Tuesday November 16 2021 3:28:16PM
Subject: Peters-Backed Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill SIGNED INTO LAW

U.S. Senator Gary Peters


Friend –


I’m pleased to announce that President Biden has signed into law bipartisan legislation that will help us rebuild our infrastructure, invest in the Great Lakes and create good-paying jobs right here in Michigan. And it was an honor to be at the White House for the signing of the bill.



This bill is great news for Michigan. Here’s a breakdown of how the bipartisan infrastructure bill benefits our state:

Roads, Bridges & Water Infrastructure: This bill delivers critical funding over five years to upgrade Michigan’s crumbling infrastructure, especially roads and bridges, as well as replace lead service lines and address PFAS contamination.

High-Speed Internet & Broadband: This bill provides substantial support for high-speed internet coverage across the state, including expanding access for the approximately 400,000 Michiganders in both rural and urban communities who currently lack it. It also helps low-income families afford high-speed connectivity.

The Great Lakes: This bill makes the largest investment in the Great Lakes in history and also helps jumpstart the STORM Act, which I passed into law earlier this year, to provide communities in Michigan with critical resources to mitigate shoreline erosion and address flooding and rising water levels.
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I break down the three things you need to know about the bipartisan

infrastructure bill that’s now law. Click here to watch.



I’m proud to have helped pass this bill into law – and will continue to work to make Michigan an even greater place to live and work for decades to come.



Thanks for reading,



Gary Peters
United States Senator for Michigan

PFAS chemicals were darlings of chemical-industry leaders like 3M and DuPont for much of the 20th century following their discovery in the 1930s. PFAS were championed for their abilities to fight grease (Teflon) and repel water (Gore-Tex and Scotchgard). They were also used to make a firefighting foam used at military bases around the country.

But waste dumped from chemical-manufacturing plants can contaminate groundwater with PFAS chemicals, and they can also seep into lakes and other freshwater sources after firefighting foam gets used. PFAS are extremely persistent, so if they leech out of household products like cooking pans or if people unwittingly drink or inhale them, the chemicals bioaccumulate in our bodies. Then, they're pretty much with us for life.

"We've got about 80,000-plus chemicals that just go onto the market and, 'oh, we'll find out later down the road how that turns out for us,'" Brockovich said. "PFOA is a perfect example of this."

They can also easily build up in the human body as they move from the water we drink into our bloodstreams. Experts agree that every person has at least some PFAS in their system. Excessive exposure to the chemicals can be linked to health problems, including low birth rates, liver damage, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease, asthma, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), immunization resistance in children, early menopause, and colon ulcers.

New science suggests the FDA should test all food chemicals for safety.

A food preservative used to prolong the shelf life of Pop-Tarts, Rice Krispies Treats, Cheez-Its and almost 1,250 other popular processed foods may harm the immune system, according to a new peer-reviewed study by Environmental Working Group.

For the study, published this week in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, EWG researchers used data from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxicity Forecaster, or ToxCast, to assess the health hazards of the most common chemicals added to food, as well as the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, which can migrate to food from packaging.

EWG’s analysis of ToxCast data showed that the preservative tert-butylhydroquinone, or TBHQ, has been found to harm the immune system both in both animal tests and in non-animal tests known as high-throughput in vitro toxicology testing. This finding is of particular concern during the coronavirus pandemic.

“The pandemic has focused public and scientific attention on environmental factors that can impact the immune system,” said Olga Naidenko, Ph.D., EWG vice president for science investigations and lead author of the new study. “Before the pandemic, chemicals that may harm the immune system’s defense against infection or cancer did not receive sufficient attention from public health agencies. To protect public health, this must change.”

TBHQ

TBHQ is a preservative that is pervasive in processed foods. It has been used in foods for many decades and serves no function besides increasing a product’s shelf life. Using new non-animal test results from ToxCast, EWG found that TBHQ affected immune cell proteins at doses similar to those that cause harm in traditional studies. Earlier studies have found that TBHQ might influence how well flu vaccines work and may be linked to a rise in food allergies.

PFAS

Using ToxCast, EWG analyzed all publicly available studies that show how PFAS migrate to food from packaging materials or processing equipment. This is the first known compilation of available research on PFAS migration from packaging to food. In 2017, nationwide tests showed that many fast-food chains used food wrappers, bags and boxes coated with highly fluorinated chemicals.

Human epidemiological studies show that PFAS suppresses immune function and decreases vaccine efficacy. Recently published research has also found a link between high levels of PFAS in the blood and the severity of Covid-19.

Surprisingly, for most PFAS, the ToxCast results did not match previous animal and human test data. This illustrates the limitations of this new chemical testing method. More research is needed to understand how PFAS harm the immune system.

Food Chemicals Regulation

The Food and Drug Administration’s approach to the regulation of food additives does not consider the latest science on the health harms of additives that may be legally added to processed foods manufactured in the U.S. Last year, EWG published Food Additives State of the Science, which highlighted additives known to increase the risk of cancer, harm the nervous system and disrupt the body’s hormonal balance.

Chemicals linked to health harms can be legally added to packaged foods because the FDA frequently allows food manufacturers to determine which chemicals are safe. Additives like TBHQ were approved by the FDA decades ago, and the agency does not consider new science to reassess the safety of food chemicals.

“Food manufacturers have no incentive to change their formulas,” said Scott Faber, senior vice president for government affairs at EWG. “Too often, the FDA allows the food and chemical industry to determine which ingredients are safe for consumption. Our research shows how important it is that the FDA take a second look at these ingredients and test all food chemicals for safety.”