Report: Surprising percentage of U.S. produce contains ‘forever’ pesticides | ChicagoNOW

Name: Report: Surprising percentage of U.S. produce contains ‘forever’ pesticides | ChicagoNOW
Uploaded: 2026-04-07T22:25:15Z
Duration: 9 min 1 s
Description: Varun Subramaniam with the Environmental Working Group (EWG) joins us to discuss a new report revealing that nearly 40% of nonorganic fruits and vegetables grown in California contain traces of "forever chemical" PFAS pesticides.

FOX LOCAL Chicago · Apr 7, 2026 · 9m 1s

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Varun Subramaniam with the Environmental Working Group (EWG) joins us to discuss a new report revealing that nearly 40% of nonorganic fruits and vegetables grown in California contain traces of "forever chemical" PFAS pesticides.