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The comparison with Vitamins seems absurd. But really, what are "very high levels" then in ppm and exposure time?

Also the public's reaction is logical since information has been kept from the public for decades to hinder proper regulation. I think the successful class action lawsuit speaks for itself.

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PFAS were the highest level national security secrets during WW2 due to their amazing properties (which haven’t been improved upon due to the periodic table/fundamental properties of fluorine), so it’s not a surprise the information was kept from the public for many decades.

Do you have a link for this? In the movie about it which plays around 2000 the corporate lawyer has a hard time finding someone who can say anything meaningful about it. That would be more than half a century later.

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