A new scientific paper revealed that researchers have found low levels of the toxic chemical C8 in a wide variety of foods, ranging from hamburgers and bacon to tilapia, olive oil and peanut butter. It is said that the toxic chemical C8 was detected in 17 of 31 types of food purchases from five Dallas-area grocery stores.
It is said to be tested by researchers at the University of Texas and several other institutions. The result shows that the chemical was measured in concentrations ranging from 0.07 parts per billion in potatoes to 1.8 parts per billion in olive oil. C8 was also found in, among other things, salmon, catfish fillets and frozen fish sticks, as well as in butter and margarine.
There is no guideline s or recommendation in the US for C8 in food but the detection of the chemical in the foods raises concern. The study noted it is “worth considering possible increased effects that may result from ingesting mixtures of these chemicals. It is also states that by probing single compounds it is possible to tease apart the distinct effects due solely to that compound.
