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Wild Boar Has Five Times More Toxic PFAS Than Humans Allowed To Eat

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The liver of wild boars are bioindicators for the presence, types and concentrations of PFAS “forever chemicals” in sites with limited industrial and human activities.

Wild Boar Has Five Times More Toxic PFAS Than Humans Allowed To Eat

A new study has found that European wild boar, Sus scrofa, contains toxic PFAS (per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) at levels that are nearly five times greater than what is allowed under EU law in meat sold for human consumption.

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