Alarming TFA pollution in bread and pasta: health in danger!

Alarming TFA pollution in bread and pasta: health in danger!

The results of a current study by AK Oberösterreich and Global 2000 show frightening findings: In an analysis of 48 grain products, including bread, pasta and breakfast flakes, all tested products were contaminated with the chemical TFA (trifluora meter). The values ​​vary greatly, from 13 micrograms per kilo for organic rye to alarming 420 micrograms in conventional butter cookies. These values ​​are not only questionably high, but also a hundred to a thousand times higher than in rain, ground and drinking water. [Today] reports that conventional products are about three times as badly affected as biological variants.

tfa is an extremely stable end product that is produced in the breakdown of pesticides and fluorinated gases. This chemical is not only enriched in water resources, but also in living organisms. The European chemical agency plans to classify TFA as reproductive oxic, as there is indications that TFA can damage the child in the womb and impair fertility. According to the Dutch health authorities, the tolerable daily dose of TFA is exceeded in both adults and children.

concerns about food quality

The fact that the TFA load in grain products has tripled almost a decade ago compared to an examination. All 24 tested organic products had TFA values ​​over 10 micrograms, even in those that come from supposedly untreated areas. In order to counteract this development, AK Upper Austria and Global 2000 require a secure toxicological limit for food and a ban on pesticides that release TFA.

Not only grain products are affected. A study by Pan Europe has found a dramatic increase in TFA values ​​in European wines. In younger wines, the average is 110 micrograms per liter, and the peak values ​​even reach 320 micrograms. These values ​​are around 100 times higher than previous measurements in surface waters and drinking water. It should be noted that 94 % of the conventionally generated wines had pesticide residues, while 80 % of the biocines examined were free of pesticides but still contained TFA. [Pan Germany] emphasizes that the risks due to the absorption of TFA via food may be higher than previously assumed.

urgent need for action

The alarming results throw a shadow on the quality of our food and the health of consumers: inside. The Austrian federal government is now required to act determined. Helmut Burtscher damage from Global 2000 describes the results as "alarming". The need for a limit for TFA in Austria is becoming increasingly pressing in view of these developments. Support for a planned EU-wide ban on Pfas Pesicides is an important step in the right direction.

How long do we have to accept that such chemicals occur in our food? Time is pushing and the protection of our health must come first.