Attached are submitted by the Environmental Working Group to the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion proposing six new objectives in the topic areas of environmental health and cancer for the Healthy People 2030 initiative.
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Avoid or limit foods containing BHA.
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PFAS pesticides...