FDA Findings on PFAS Chemicals in U.S. Food and Drinking Water Supply
This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed it had conducted a study finding that certain types of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have entered American food and drinking water supplies; however, “[c]urrent FDA testing has found that most foods have no or very low levels of PFAS.” The FDA’s efforts are ongoing and the FDA launched a new website to summarize its efforts concerning PFAS.
PFAS are a group of chemicals, widely…