Perchlorate
The government has found traces of a rocket fuel chemical in organic milk in Maryland, green leaf lettuce grown in Arizona and bottled spring water from Texas and California.
What's not clear is the significance of the data, collected by the Food and Drug Administration through August 19.
Sufficient amounts of perchlorate can affect the thyroid, potentially causing delayed development and other problems.
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Federal agencies have been trying since the early 1990s to determine what level of perchlorate is safe.
You would think in 14 years they would know...
Exploratory Data on Perchlorate in Food - FDA Website
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