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☆ How to limit PFAS in your drinking water and food, according to experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“It would be about 25 years before all the PFAS leave your body.”Testing your waterWhat can consumers do right now to limit the levels of PFAS in their drinking water? Filtering your waterIf PFAS levels are concerning, consumers can purchase an under-the-counter water filter for their tap. “The water filters that are most effective for PFAS are reverse osmosis filters, which are more expensive, about in the $200 range,” Andrews said. Reverse osmosis filters can remove a wide range of contaminants, including dissolved solids, by forcing water through various filters. PFAS in food and your homeDrinking water is not the only way PFAS enters the bloodstream.

Persons: Melanie Benesh, “, ” Jane Hoppin, ”, Andrews, PFAS, ” Andrews Organizations: CNN, Environmental Protection Agency, Geological Survey, Environmental, ”, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Center for Human Health, Environment, North Carolina State University, NSF, National Sanitation Foundation, EWG, US Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Research, Education, Community Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Locations: United States, polluters, Raleigh, Texas

☆ Certain types of ‘forever chemicals’ will no longer be used in US food packaging, FDA says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Certain kinds of greaseproofing “forever” chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, will no longer be used in food packaging in the US, the US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. The FDA’s food studies have shown that food packaging materials like fast-food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags and take-out pizza boxes were a major source of dietary exposure to certain types of PFAS, hormone-disrupting chemicals that may persist in the body and the environment. While health and environmental advocates cheered the new announcement, they noted that companies were already facing pressure from state bans to get PFAS out of consumer products, including food packaging. Chemicals called long-chain PFAS stopped being sold in the US due to safety concerns in 2011. Short-chain PFAS weren’t thought to build up in living organisms the way long-chain PFAS do, but research has shown that they may be metabolized into forms that linger in tissue.

Persons: ”, Leonardo Trasande, Melanie Benesh, ” Benesh, chemistries, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Jim Jones, PFAS, Sandee LaMotte Organizations: CNN, US Food and Drug Administration, NYU Langone Health, American Chemistry Council, “ ACC, FDA, Get CNN, CNN Health, Chemicals, Manufacturers Locations: New York City

The collection amassed by Jein, who died last year at age 76, will be offered up by Heritage Auctions next month in Dallas. Jein, who had an Oscar and Emmy nominated career making miniature models, was also a collector of costumes, props, scripts, artwork, photographs and models from the shows he loved. But a small preliminary model, which is about 5 inches (12 centimeters) long, is among Jein's creations that will be offered at the auction. Chang said Jein loved his work and also had a passion to learn about a wide array of topics. After Jein died, his cousin found that his book collection spanned topics from cooking to the military.

Persons: Greg Jein, Jein, “, Joshua Benesh, ” Jein, Steven Spielberg's, Benesh, ”, William Shatner, Kirk, Leonard Nimoy’s “ Mr, Spock, ” Lou Zutavern, Jein’s, ” Zutavern, Jerry Chang, Chang, Chang's, you’d, ” Chang Organizations: DALLAS, “ Star, Heritage Auctions, Air and Space Museum, “, Hollywood, California State University , Los Locations: Dallas, Los Angeles, dumpsters, California State University , Los Angeles, Hollywood

☆ OMS ia în calcul posibilitatea folosirii unor paşapoarte de vaccinare anti-COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Organizaţia Mondială a Sănătăţii (OMS) va dezbate în scurt timp posibilitatea folosirii de certificate sau "paşapoarte de vaccinare" în călătoriile internaţionale, a declarat joi expertul departamentului de imunologie de la biroul european al instituţiei, Oleg Benesh, relatează EFE.După cum a afirmat specialistul într-o conferinţă de presă online pentru presa rusă, această temă "se află pe agenda Comitetului Internaţional pentru reglementări medicale şi sanitare", el exprimându-şi speranţa că subiectul va fi dezbătut în curând, scrie agerpres.ro "Odată cu apariţia vaccinurilor eficiente şi sigure împotriva coronavirusului, OMS studiază temele legate de vaccinarea călătorilor internaţionali. Am dori să amintim că folosirea unui certificat internaţional este o chestiune reglementată prin normele medicale şi sanitare", a menţionat el.Expertul a afirmat că organismul internaţional analizează aspectele ştiinţifice, juridice şi etice ale acestei iniţiative.Benesh a declarat că în prezent OMS acţionează pe trei direcţii principale: recomandarea de vaccinare pentru persoanele care intenţionează să călătorească, aprobarea de către ţări a unor restricţii sau cerinţe de vaccinare pentru persoanele care călătoresc şi schimbul de informaţii între ţări cu privire la procesul de vaccinare.Rusia a fost una dintre ţările care au propus crearea de paşapoarte de vaccinare sau imunitate, iar Israelul va emite "paşapoarte verzi" persoanelor care s-au vaccinat, pentru a le înlesni circulaţia, scrie EFE.În decembrie 2020, şefa Consiliului Federaţiei Ruse (camera superioară a parlamentului rus), Valentina Matvienko, a criticat dur această practică, pe care a calificat-o drept "antiutopie" care va încuraja discriminarea între cetăţeni. Totuşi, preşedintele rus Vladimir Putin nu doar că a sprijinit emiterea de paşapoarte de vaccinare, ba chiar a cerut guvernului rus, la 4 ianuarie, să studieze posibilitatea prin care acest document poate căpăta valabilitate internaţională.

Persons: Oleg Benesh, OMS, el.Expertul, Valentina Matvienko, Vladimir Putin Organizations: OMS Locations: internaţional

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