A Single Slushie Can Exceed the Safe Limit for This Additive in Kids

A Single Slushie Can Exceed the Safe Limit for This Additive in Kids

A Single Slushie Can Exceed the Safe Limit for This Additive in KidsGoodnessly
Published on: 15/09/2026

One slushie. That's all it took, in documented hospital cases, for some young children to end up with dangerously low blood sugar, loss of consciousness, and symptoms severe enough to initially be mistaken for a rare inherited metabolic disorder.

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How Common Are PFAS Pesticides in Your Fruit and Veg, Really?

How Common Are PFAS Pesticides in Your Fruit and Veg, Really?

How Common Are PFAS Pesticides in Your Fruit and Veg, Really?Goodnessly
Published on: 07/09/2026

We've covered several individual PFAS pesticide stories recently, from a proposed residue increase on berries and new approvals in the US to the forever chemical TFA turning up in multiple unrelated places.

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Paraquat Just Survived a 30-Year Safety Review in Australia — Here's What Changed

Paraquat Just Survived a 30-Year Safety Review in Australia — Here's What Changed

Paraquat Just Survived a 30-Year Safety Review in Australia — Here's What ChangedGoodnessly
Published on: 31/08/2026

Paraquat is a herbicide banned in 70+ countries over links to Parkinson's disease. Australia's regulator just finished a review that took almost 30 years — here's what paraquat actually is, why it's controversial, and what just changed.

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New Zealand Just Restricted Glyphosate on Wheat, Barley and Oats — What About Australia?

New Zealand Just Restricted Glyphosate on Wheat, Barley and Oats — What About Australia?

New Zealand Just Restricted Glyphosate on Wheat, Barley and Oats — What About Australia?Goodnessly
Published on: 14/07/2026

In our last post on glyphosate, we covered why oats, wheat and barley carry some of the highest glyphosate residues of any food — not because of genetic modification, but because of a pre-harvest spraying practice called desiccation.

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