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PFAS Contamination Widespread in European Food, Report Finds

Generations futures warns that by monitoring just four PFAS compounds with data from only eight countries, regulatory limits mask the true scale of consumer exposure.

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« 69 % des poissons, 55 % des abats, 55 % des mollusques, 39 % des œufs, 27 % des crustacés, 23 % des laits et 14 % des viandes contiennent au moins l’un des quatre PFAS réglementés »

Overview

  • The report found 69% of fish, 39% of eggs and 23% of milk samples contain at least one of the four PFAS substances regulated by the EU.
  • EFSA has identified food as the primary source of PFAS exposure for European consumers.
  • Current EU regulations cover only four PFAS chemicals in select foods, a framework Générations futures calls outdated and inadequate to protect public health.
  • Data collection gaps persist, with just eight member states submitting PFAS monitoring results to EFSA for 2023, leaving overall contamination levels underestimated.
  • At maximum allowable PFAS levels, a four-year-old child eating one egg could ingest 140% of EFSA’s weekly tolerable intake and a 60-kg adult eating 500 g of meat could reach 250%.