Companies are voluntarily phasing out the use of so called 'forever chemicals,' or PFAS, used in food packaging. On this episode, experts discuss what the phase out will look like and what consumers need to know. Host Ben Kieffer is joined by Lydia Jahl from the Green Science Policy Institute in Berkley. Later in the hour, Mark Early, Keith Vorst, and Katie Updegraff of the Polymer and Food Protection Consortium at Iowa State University also join the program. (This episode was originally produced Aug. 5, 2024.)
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Polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in large amounts have been linked to serious health risks — and you probably come in contact with them regularly -
Water utilities in Iowa and across the country would be required to monitor their treated drinking water for six “forever chemicals" under a proposal from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. -
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources found the presence of dangerous chemicals in one of Sioux City’s water treatment plants. The contamination levels are above the Environmental Protection Agency’s health advisory threshold.
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A survey from Waterkeeper Alliance found chemicals known as PFAS were found in surface waters across the United States with particularly high concentrations found in some rivers in the Midwest. -
Political scientist Chris Larimer of the University of Northern Iowa analyzes the latest on Iowa’s redistricting and the controversial vaccine exemption bill.
