FDA Announcements on PFAS and Other U.S. Government Information
<< Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
FDA Announcements
2022
- Constituent Update: Update on FDA’s Continuing Efforts to Understand and Reduce Exposure to PFAS from Foods (February 24, 2022)
2021
- Constituent Update: FDA Makes Available PFAS Testing Results from First Survey of Processed Foods (August 26, 2021)
- FDA Press Release: FDA Releases PFAS Testing Results from First Survey of Nationally Distributed Processed Foods (August 26, 2021)
- Constituent Update: FDA Issues Letter to Industry on Fluorinated Polyethylene Food Contact Containers (August 5, 2021)
- FDA Press Release: FDA Provides Update on Ongoing Efforts to Better Understand the Occurrence of PFAS in the Food Supply (June 30, 2021)
- Constituent Update: FDA Issues Update on Recent Activities Pertaining to PFAS in Food (June 30, 2021)
2020
- FDA Statement: Statement from FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, M.D., and Susan Mayne, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: FDA Announces Voluntary Agreement with Manufacturers to Phase Out Certain Short-Chain PFAS Used in Food Packaging (July 31, 2020)
- Constituent Update: FDA Announces the Voluntary Phase-Out by Industry of Certain PFAS Used in Food Packaging (July 31, 2020)
2019
- Constituent Update: FDA Makes Available Results from Second Round of Testing for PFAS in Foods from the General Food Supply (December 20, 2019)
- Constituent Update: FDA Makes Available Testing Method for PFAS in Foods and Final Results from Recent Surveys (October 31, 2019)
- FDA Statement: Statement on FDA’s scientific work to measure certain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food, and findings from recent FDA surveys. (June 11, 2019)
Other U.S. Government Information on PFAS
- The White House: Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Launches Plan to Combat PFAS Pollution
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Your Health
- The United States Environmental Protection Agency: Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)