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FDA Plans Non-Binding Action Levels Instead
Recent federal testing found PFAS in 70% of seafood samples, while independent testing detected it in 12% of 50 milk samples, including high levels in Whole Foods and Kirkland Signature brands.
The FDA rejected the revised petition, stating it plans to set non-binding “action levels” rather than strict “tolerance levels” that would legally require removing contaminated food from store shelves.
PFAS enters the food supply through agricultural pesticides, food packaging, and sewage sludge used as fertilizer. Non-stick cookware and polluted water also contribute.
Testing technology for food is less advanced than for water, and no robust government testing program exists.
Independent testing shows high chemical levels in water-rich produce like blueberries and kale. EPA testing found PFAS in all but one seafood sample.
Consuming just 10 blueberries grown near a PFAS plant in North Carolina equaled drinking a liter of water with chemical levels above the federal limit.
An analysis by the Environmental Working Group showed that eating one serving of US freshwater fish could equal drinking highly contaminated water daily for a month.
“Your body doesn’t know how the PFAS got in there,” Daussin said.
The FDA conducts limited annual testing and adjusted its methodology in 2019 to only catch extremely high contamination levels.
In 2019, the FDA initially found 182 contaminated food samples, but after altering its methodology, the reported figure dropped to 78.
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Brian Ronholm, a former USDA deputy under secretary, criticized the shift, comparing it to using a radar gun that only detects cars going over 100 mph.
