Update on FDA’s Continuing Efforts to Understand and Reduce Exposure to PFAS from Foods

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued new test results in February 2022 that are part of CFSAN's work to better understand and reduce potential exposure to Perfluoroalkoxy alkanes (PFAS) from foods. This most recent survey of the general food supply showed that 89 of 92 food samples had no detectable levels of PFAS. Three seafood samples—tilapia, cod, and shrimp—had detectable levels of PFAS. The FDA noted in the report that while detectable levels of PFAS were found in certain seafood samples in this Total Dietary Study (TDS), the sample sizes were limited, and the results cannot be used to draw definitive conclusions about the levels of PFAS in seafood in the general food supply. CFSAN also shared an update on the progress of the voluntary market phase-out of certain short-chain PFAS used in food packaging by manufacturers.