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US Food and Drug Administration rejects petition to set PFAS limits in food
Policy
8 Jul 2026
The FDA rejected the revised petition, stating it plans to take action on setting standards for PFAS, and there is “insufficient evidence to support the request”.
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Dept. of Natural Resources: DNR issues PFAS monitoring general permit for biosolids
Policy
1 Jul 2026
This Wisconsin state general permit will require that facilities spreading biosolids monitor and report PFAS concentrations.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) accumulation in supply chains: From contaminated agricultural inputs to animal derived foods
Science
26 Jun 2026 | J. Agric. Value Addit.
Contaminated agricultural inputs can transfer PFAS into eggs, milk, meat, fish, and shellfish, with long-chain compounds such as PFOS, PFOA, and PFHxS accumulating in the body and raising concerns for liver, kidney, cardiovascular, reproductive, and cancer effects.
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PFAS levels in sewage sludge put New York’s dairy and meat industry at risk
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25 Jun 2026 | Sentient
According to the EPA’s risk assessment models, just one application of PFAS-contaminated sludge to farmland may expose humans to unsafe levels of PFAS when they eat some foods produced at those sites, such as beef, eggs, milk, fish, fruits and vegetables.
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NMED to clean up PFAS-contaminated groundwater at dairies
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12 Mar 2026 | Santa Fe Reporter
Highland Dairy, a family-run farm near Clovis in Curry County, was compelled to euthanize more than 3,600 dairy cows contaminated with PFAS from Cannon Air Force Base.
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USDA has “sufficient opportunities” to respond to PFAS crisis on farmland, report finds
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23 Feb 2026 | TNL
Federal regulators have a range of solutions available to tackle the widespread contamination of farmland with toxic chemicals, according to a new report by US academics.
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Farm use of PFAS-laden sludge raises health concerns. But, some ask, where else can it go?
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17 Feb 2026 | New Hampshire Bulletin
“In New Hampshire, we have not yet had to come to terms with the damage that has been done and is still being done,” Jumper said. “This bill is necessary to start the process of dealing with the problem.”
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Guidance for federal conservation programs on PFAS on agricultural lands offered in new report
Policy
13 Feb 2026
The report examines the scope of PFAS challenges in agriculture and identifies steps these agencies could take to reduce impacts on natural resources and agricultural productivity.
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Dead livestock, lost farms and PFAS: Why pressure is mounting to rein in toxic sludge
News
22 Jan 2026 | The National News Desk
“This should have been taken care of decades ago," said attorney Laura Dumais, as she explained to me some of the nuanced language being used by the EPA to shield itself from responsibility for regulating PFAS.
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Maine was first to ban spreading PFAS-contaminated sludge on farmland. Now sludge is filling up landfills.
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28 Nov 2025 | Sentient Health
“When we think about policy change around PFAS in commercial products and our waste stream, we tend to focus on economic impacts,” said Adam Nordell, a farmer who had to close his operations a few years ago over high PFAS contamination and who now advocates about farmland contamination risks. “But at the end of the day, it’s a story about human health.”
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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in dairy: A global perspective.
Science
17 Nov 2025 | Sci Total Environ
PFOS, PFOA, and other PFAS may contaminate milk and dairy products through polluted water, PFAS-treated feed, food-contact packaging, and fluoropolymer-coated equipment, raising concern for infant and population-wide exposure and underscoring the need for stronger global monitoring and regulatory alignment given highly variable and sometimes inconsistent contamination data.
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NASDA Endorses Federal Recommendations to Address PFAS Contamination of Farmland
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18 Sep 2025 | Food Safety Magazine
At their 2025, Annual Meeting the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s (NASDA’s) outlined five recommendations on how the US federal government should address PFAS contamination of agricultural land.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in agricultural systems: Human dietary exposure via beef raised on corn stover from a field with contaminated biosolids
Science
9 Sep 2025 | J Environ Qual
Cattle fed contaminated corn stover can accumulate harmful levels of PFAS in their meat and liver, creating health risks, especially for young children who eat more relative to their body weight.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in agriculture and its potential conflict with circular economy
Science
8 Sep 2025 | Environmental Pollution
Efforts to promote a circular economy in agriculture, such as reusing biosolids and treated wastewater, risk reintroducing PFAS into soils and food chains, highlighting the need for stricter controls and safer alternatives.
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EPA Approves Four New Pesticides That Qualify as PFAS
Policy
8 Sep 2025
Despite MAHA promises to reduce chemical exposures, experts warn the Trump administration is approving a wave of ‘frightening’ pesticides.