US Food Faces PFAS Challenge as European Rules, Policies Expand

By Bloomberg Law | Pat Rizzuto and Stephen Gardner | September 12, 2023

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“European limits on the amounts of PFAS allowed in food are the first of several policies that analysts expect will affect US exports and the domestic food supply.

A regulation capping the amounts of four PFAS that can be in meat, poultry, fish, and eggs raised in or exported to Europe went into effect earlier this year.

That rule, along with more anticipated EU policies limiting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), should trigger greater attention to the chemicals presence on US farms and in water, analysts told Bloomberg Law in interviews."

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