It is foolish. This is fear mongering. Take it seriously but with a grain of salt.

In other words, they are literally telling us that more tests are needed.

More research is needed. It is foolish to automatically assume that a pollutant is harmful until it is proven harmful. We will never be able to maintain a tolerable way of life and remove all possible pollutants.

‘stupidity passed off as common sense’ this has plagued me my whole life.

The first small business owner I worked for got busted for human trafficking because one of his slaves died on the job. He was able to somehow maintain not only his business but also was able to go free without any consequences. I got out of there very quickly. From then on I internally scream whenever people start worshiping small businesses.