They told you beer was safe. They sold you the narrative: hops, barley, fermentation — the simple alchemy. But the new study from RTI International, “Hold My Beer: The Linkage between Municipal Water and Brewing Location on PFAS in Popular Beverages,” shatters that illusion. They found PFAS — per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances, those unbreakable, un‑trustworthy forever chemicals — in 95% of the beers tested1. These are the same chemicals already tied to cancer, endocrine disruption, obesity, immune damage. The ones that persist in soil, water, even your blood. No one really “gets rid” of them2. What the Study Found 23 different beers were tested. Some brewed in areas with documented PFAS contamination in their water. Others were “popular” domestic/international brands…
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