12/11/2025
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California farms applied an average of 2.5 million pounds of PFAS βforever chemicalsβ per year on cropland from 2018 to 2023, a new review of state records shows. PFAS chemicals, linked to cancer, kidney disease, liver problems, immune disorders, and birth defects, are added to pesticides that are sprayed on crops such as almonds, pistachios, wine grapes, alfalfa and tomatoes, the review of California department of pesticide regulation data found. The risk for uptake of toxic PFAS is likely higher in water-rich fruits and vegetables because water attracts the chemicals, and research has shown PFAS may concentrate at dangerous levels in some produce. The chemicals also pollute water supplies and present a higher risk to the often low-income and Latino farm workers.
The Biden EPA attempted to discredit the author of one study that identified PFAS in pesticides, and the agency appeared to have lied about whether some of the chemicals are in pesticide products. And the Trump EPA has increased the number of PFAS proposed for use in pesticides. This year alone the EPA has already registered, or is intending to register, 5 new PFAS pesticides for use on crops. This is bipartisan poisoning of Americans. Itβs downright shameful.
Toxic PFAS pollution is a major problem in America and has already caused innumerable cases of death and disease. To allow PFAS chemicals to be used in pesticide products, making them even more dangerous, is unconscionable. The best you can do to reduce your exposure is to buy certified organic or biodynamic foods. Conventional foods just keep getting more and more toxic every day.
Read: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/california-pfas-forever-chemicals