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“As I walked into the medical clinic for my blood test, all I could think about was how to avoid looking like a wimp on camera. I didn’t really contemplate what the test would reveal.
I am not great with needles – but as part of a BBC Panorama investigation into so-called forever chemicals, I was being tested to see what level of them I had in my blood. As a mum with two small children, I also wanted to know whether they may be having an impact on my family.
Forever chemicals, or PFAS (per-and poly fluoroalkyl substances), are a group of about 10,000 chemicals. They have been used for decades, in anything from waterproof clothes, to cookware, electronics and medical equipment.” …