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We are going back in time with Science in Your Shopping Cart - this week’s theme: Winter Activities!
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Improving Ways to Detect PFAS in Food Packaging
ARS researchers have developed an improved method for finding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging, which could help reduce prevalence of “forever chemicals” in the products that we consume. Learn more here.
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