Perchlorate & Food
Perchlorate and Food
Early in 2008, based on the results of its latest Total Diet Study, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted new information on its website regarding perchlorate and food. FDA does not recommend any changes to infants and children's diets and eating habits based on current perchlorate data.
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The American Thyroid Association noted in a 2004 press release that it is highly unlikely the levels of perchlorate detected in foods have any measurable health effect.
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Food Facts
Learn more about why the trace amounts of perchlorate in food are natural, normal, and do not pose any risk to human health.
Milk Facts
Get the facts about perchlorate and milk.
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Pearce Study
Low level perchlorate exposure does not affect thyroid function in pregnant women.
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Perchlorate and Water
In 2006, U.S. EPA conducted a study to help determine the occurrence of perchlorate in water across the country. EPA tested 34,193 samples from US public water systems. Of those, only 637 samples (1.86 percent) had perchlorate levels above 4 ppb.
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