{"id":328507,"date":"2026-03-23T18:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/in-our-blood-the-forever-chemicals-scandal\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T18:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:00:26","slug":"in-our-blood-the-forever-chemicals-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/in-our-blood-the-forever-chemicals-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"In our blood: the forever chemicals scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2XYQ756TKLk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"In our blood: the forever chemicals scandal\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2XYQ756TKLk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>High levels of forever chemicals linked to cancer and other serious illnesses have been found in residents of a Yorkshire town following blood testing by ITV\u2019s Exposure series.<\/p>\n<p>For decades, Angus Fire, the main employer in Bentham, North Yorkshire, manufactured and tested PFAS firefighting foam at its factory.<\/p>\n<p>PFAS are a group of millions of chemicals often described as \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 because they take an extremely long time to break down in the environment. Some of these chemicals are known and suspected carcinogens.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, environmental journalist Pippa Neill, who appears in the documentary, conducted a year-long investigation after obtaining documents showing as far back as 2008, testing of groundwater on the Angus Fire site had revealed the highest known concentrations of PFAS ever recorded in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Angus Fire says there is no proven pathway from their site to the residents, and it is likely that the pathway is from ordinary household and day-to-day items, rather than proximity to or the activities that took place on the Angus site. <\/p>\n<p>Directed and Produced by Martha Elwell<br \/>\nAssociate Producer: Pippa Neill<br \/>\nAssistant Producer: Geeta Wedderburn<br \/>\nProducer: Lotti Norman<br \/>\nFilm Editor:  Marco Ruffatti BFE<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Natalie Jane Hill &amp; Delilah Jeary <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High levels of forever chemicals linked to cancer and other serious illnesses have been found in residents of a Yorkshire town following blood testing by ITV\u2019s Exposure series. 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