These conclusions are based on the third major total diet study (EAT3), the previous one having been conducted between 2006 and 2011. The study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of chronic exposure to chemical contaminants in food among the population of France. The first results were published on Thursday, February 12. EAT3 targeted more than 250 substances. Further sections, covering other pollutant families (including pesticide residues, PFAS, bisphenols, phthalates, etc.), will be released gradually in the coming years.
So butter, cream, and garlic are not the secret behind french food.
lolwuut420blazeit on
And they think they have the best food in the world…
Podcaster on
Is this why I find im always sweating out the back of my head at night when I spend time in France? I put in a concerted effort to eat clean and organic and it still seems to happen…
agnosticfrump on
And here the sad quips come. It’s kinda serious.
Imagine how we can improve ourselves for a minute.
Or we could lick gold leafed wood projects from a mass factory like little Trump did, or just, you know, be human beings who’d like to see our children thrive, survive and do something better than us.
Draehgan on
If those level are high (for ANSES) in France, I would be curious to compare the results on a more environment laxist country like china, india, USA or brazil with same level of checking
OldJonThePooSmuggler on
This is how you get Mistborn.
Typingdude3 on
That explains a lot.
dumbnaturedude on
Spicy!
grosslytransparent on
Moved from USA to europe near france. French products dont even come close to how bad USA foods are.
Unusual_Onion_983 on
It’s not cadmium unless it’s from the Cadmia region of France
NorthernSkeptic on
Concerning
angeloverlord on
We call those freedom chemicals in the US.
Tsujita_daikokuya on
Mistborn in shambles.
OkPublic2415 on
isint lead causing serial killers like in the usa before? or did i dream this information
totallyRebb on
Living in the modern world feels like trusting that whoever makes your food cares enough not to poison you, hopefully, pretty please ?
SassiesSoiledPanties on
Fuck, Cadmium?!
I leave Dr. Derek’s Lowedown on this nasty, nasty bastard.
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Cadmium in breakfast cereals, aluminum in pastries and sweet biscuits, lead in bread, mercury in fish and acrylamide in fries and sautéed potatoes: French people – children in particular – are exposed to “excessively high” levels of chemical pollutants through their diet. The warning comes from the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), which highlighted a “health risk” for three metals (cadmium, aluminum and mercury) and a “health concern” – in the absence of a reference toxicological threshold – for lead and acrylamide, an organic compound formed during cooking methods above 120°C (such as frying or roasting).
These conclusions are based on the third major total diet study (EAT3), the previous one having been conducted between 2006 and 2011. The study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of chronic exposure to chemical contaminants in food among the population of France. The first results were published on Thursday, February 12. EAT3 targeted more than 250 substances. Further sections, covering other pollutant families (including pesticide residues, PFAS, bisphenols, phthalates, etc.), will be released gradually in the coming years.
The foods selected for the study (272 in total) represented more than 90% of the average French diet. Over 700 samples were collected between May 2021 and August 2022 from supermarkets and markets in three departments (Hérault on the Mediterranean coast, Loiret south of Paris, and Puy-de-Dôme in the center of France). These were analyzed in laboratories to identify and quantify chemical contaminants. The results were then combined with food consumption data to estimate population exposure and health risks.
Read more about the concerning levels of cadmium in French foods at this link: [https://www.lemonde.fr/en/health/article/2026/02/13/french-people-exposed-to-concerning-levels-of-cadmium-lead-and-aluminum-through-food_6750450_14.html](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/health/article/2026/02/13/french-people-exposed-to-concerning-levels-of-cadmium-lead-and-aluminum-through-food_6750450_14.html)
So butter, cream, and garlic are not the secret behind french food.
And they think they have the best food in the world…
Is this why I find im always sweating out the back of my head at night when I spend time in France? I put in a concerted effort to eat clean and organic and it still seems to happen…
And here the sad quips come. It’s kinda serious.
Imagine how we can improve ourselves for a minute.
Or we could lick gold leafed wood projects from a mass factory like little Trump did, or just, you know, be human beings who’d like to see our children thrive, survive and do something better than us.
If those level are high (for ANSES) in France, I would be curious to compare the results on a more environment laxist country like china, india, USA or brazil with same level of checking
This is how you get Mistborn.
That explains a lot.
Spicy!
Moved from USA to europe near france. French products dont even come close to how bad USA foods are.
It’s not cadmium unless it’s from the Cadmia region of France
Concerning
We call those freedom chemicals in the US.
Mistborn in shambles.
isint lead causing serial killers like in the usa before? or did i dream this information
Living in the modern world feels like trusting that whoever makes your food cares enough not to poison you, hopefully, pretty please ?
Fuck, Cadmium?!
I leave Dr. Derek’s Lowedown on this nasty, nasty bastard.
[https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-work-dimethylcadmium](https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-work-dimethylcadmium)
Chem trails have same chemicals spray in the sky, lands on ground, food. Breath that fresh air…