FDA Detects PFAS in a Few Samples of Beef, Chicken, Other Foods

The Food and Drug Administration detected “forever chemicals” in a few samples of meat, milk, seafood, and kale, but the PFAS weren’t found in more than 90% of the food tested.

The FDA released test results Friday from 542 food samples collected in 2024 from six parts of the US as part of its national Total Diet Study.

No per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were detected in most food: 503 of 542 samples (92.8%), the agency said.

But 39 of 542 (7.2%) samples had trace amounts of at least one specific PFAS, it said. Foods with trace amounts included ...