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What are 'forever chemicals' and are you unknowingly eating them?

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When you go down the fruit and veg isle at the supermarket, do you ever think how safe the produce is?

Well, you might need to – as a recent study found that common fruit and veg is linked to diseases like cancer.

That’s because they may have been sprayed with pesticides which take thousands of years to break down.

And it’s no wonder campaigners are now calling for the government to condemn what they’re coining ‘forever chemicals’

So, might you think again before getting your 5 a day? 

ITV News Science Correspondent Martin Stew tells Faye Barker what you need to know...