{
  "id": 13246421,
  "title": "Food testing reveals how diet can add to exposure to 'forever chemicals'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/food-testing-reveals-how-diet-can-add-to-exposure-to-forever-chemicals",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-09T23:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-food-reveals-diet-exposure-chemicals.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A recent study has revealed that food consumption, specifically animal protein sources, can significantly contribute to human exposure to PFAS, or forever chemicals. Researchers from Université de Montréal found that PFAS levels in foods like fish, seafood, and meat were considerably higher than in drinking water, with average concentrations of 1.9 ng/g, 1.3 ng/g, and 1.2 ng/g, respectively. While a vegetarian or vegan diet may seem preferable, the research indicates that grains, consumed in large quantities across all diets, still play a significant role in overall PFAS exposure. Despite this, reducing animal product consumption can still lower some exposure, though it may not eliminate it entirely.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}