Nut Butters & Peanut Butter Sans Toxic PFAS “Forever Chemicals”– Purchasing Guide 2022 Article

[Michael Harrop]

https://www.mamavation.com/food/nut-butters-peanut-butter-sans-toxic-pfas-forever-chemicals-purchasing-guide-2022.html

Mamavation sent 33 products of nut butter to an EPA-certified laboratory to test for organic fluorine, which is a marker for PFAS “forever chemical” compounds. The nut butters included peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower butter, hazelnut butter, pecan butter, coconut butter, tahini, nut & seed butter, mixed butter, and soy-based butter. We purchased the products between September 2021 and February 2022 from Amazon.com, using Instacart, or in-store from retailers in Los Angeles and Boston.

12% of nut butters tested at Mamavation’s EPA-certified lab had indications of PFAS “forever chemicals”, while 88% of nut butter tested did not. In other words, 4 out of 33 products contained indications of PFAS “forever chemicals.”

75% of the products with detectable levels of organic fluorine were USDA-certified organic products. In other words, 3 out of 4 detectable products were organic.

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• https://www.mamavation.com/food/nut-butters-peanut-butter-sans-toxic-pfas-forever-chemicals-purchasing-guide-2022.html#Demand_Food_Drug_Administration_FDA_Use_Modern_Science_to_Keep_Our_Families_Safe
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