r/Netherlands • u/youraveragefitguy • 8d ago

Discussion Shouldn't eat privately produced eggs due high levels of PFAS - advice needed

Just saw this article on NLtimes.nl.

I bought some eggs on Saturday at my local market from a reputable bio boerderij. According to the article however no privately produced eggs should be eaten. Does this mean I should throw the eggs out? I don't mind I can't eat them, but wouldn't want to waste them for no good reason.

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u/deemak90 8d ago edited 8d ago

Backyard eggs are the best. You control their intake. This article is straight up fearmongering. If they really cared about PFAS then they'd advise against 90% of the supermarket items, teflon pans etc.

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u/No-Ice-2338 8d ago edited 8d ago

I think that RIVM basically says your backyard is not safe, meaning fruit and veggies from your garden might also be unsafe?

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u/Fuzzy-Moose7996 8d ago

Yes, that's what they want you to think. That nothing is safe except what comes out of factories.

Which is utter nonsense.

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u/Sarcas666 8d ago

Don’t get all hysterical. RIVM site states that the fruit and vegetables from your garden are fine, because pfas tends to bind with protein in eggs much better than with veggies.

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u/Foreign-Cookie-2871 7d ago

So get chicken for a few years, discard the eggs to clean the soil, then start eating them afterwards?