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August 14, 2024 › Toxic exposureBIG FOOD NEWS WATCH The Defender’s Big Food NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to industrial food companies and their products, including ultra-processed foods, food additives, contaminants, GMOs and lab-grown meat and their toxic effects on human health.Who’s to Blame for PFAS in Our Drinking Water? Here’s What Hundreds of Cities SayUSA TODAY reported:"A USA TODAY analysis of new EPA data shows local officials most frequently blame airports; utilities, such as sewage treatment plants; and military bases as likely sources of toxic “forever chemicals” in their drinking water.Thousands of public drinking water systems began sampling last year for PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in the Environmental Protection Agency’s largest-ever effort to monitor their spread across the country.The military is the most common culprit named among the 168 water systems that pointed to a PFAS source and also reported contamination above limits the EPA set earlier this year, USA TODAY’s analysis found. Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Sacramento are among 53 such systems indicating military bases."