"Contaminated Fish in North Carolina: Health Officials Impose Eating Limits"

North Carolina health officials have issued recommendations to limit the consumption of certain freshwater fish from the middle and lower Cape Fear River due to contamination from "forever chemicals" known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The chemicals, which do not break down in the environment, have been linked to various health impacts. The advisory suggests that women of childbearing age and children avoid eating certain fish species, while other adults should limit consumption to one meal annually. The recommendations are based on newly available data and information from the US Environmental Protection Agency.