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Scientists have issued an urgent warning that some of the synthetic chemicals that help underpin the current food system are driving increased rates of cancer, neurodevelopmental conditions and infertility, while degrading the foundations of global agriculture.

The health burden from phthalates, bisphenols, pesticides and Pfas “forever chemicals” amounts to up to $2.2tn a year – roughly as much as the profits of the world’s 100 largest publicly listed companies, according to the report published on Wednesday.

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[–] rimu@piefed.social 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Asked whether the report could have looked beyond the groups of chemicals studied, Landridge said: “I would argue that they’re only the tip of the iceberg. They’re among the very small number of chemicals, maybe 20 or 30 chemicals where we really have solid toxicologic information.

“What scares the hell out of me is the thousands of chemicals to which we’re all exposed every day about which we know nothing. And until one of them causes something obvious, like children to be born with missing limbs, we’re going to go on mindlessly exposing ourselves.”

This situation is ridiculous.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fortunately, good solid healthy and untouched food is cheaply available in every grocery store, which is in no way genetically modified to maximize shareholder profits at the expense of The Poors who are exposed to eating it...

It really killa me to have to put a /s here, damn - this would have been the perfect time for an actual For The Children slogan call to action, if anyone truly cared. Instead politicians will pretend to care, then line their pocketbooks, then laugh and carry on as usual if not worse than before.:-(

[–] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

None of the things mentioned have to do with GMOs. Which, IMO, are going to be instrumental in agriculture going forward as the climate continues to decline.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If done properly, and with transparency offering choices. Sadly there is not so much trust in that these days that, similar to how Boeing handles airplanes and we know Monsanto and Roundup handles matters in their own respective areas. But then again... should there be?

[–] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

That I do agree with. They need to be publicly funded and freely available to all of humanity so everyone can benefit from them.

I was told the free market would regulate itself. What happened?

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It’s not a burden it’s by design to funnel all the wealth to the pedofile capitalist class

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Don't worry about the details, whole foods are the best foods. That is where you buy whole ingredients as they come directly from the farm (or as close as you can get). Shop the outside edge of your grocery store. Don't buy anything from a box, or wrapped in plastic, or from a petrochemical plant (including oil). Look at the ingredients for everything you buy, and if it's complex or you can't pronounce it, don't buy it.

Bonus points for organic and avoiding pesticides

This is probably overkill, but it avoids lots of the new advances in food and processing in the last 100 years which coincides with the rise of modern non communicable diseases.

[–] teft@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

or you can't pronounce it, don't buy it

Thus ended my love affair with Worcestershire sauce.

[–] Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Fuckin' açai berries poisoning us

[–] leriotdelac@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Quite hard to find mean not wrapped in plastic. Here in Germany unpacked meat costs thrice the price of packed meat.