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FDA Rejects PFAS Food Limits, Sets Non-binding Levels.

7/9/2026

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected the Tucson Environmental Justice Task Force’s petition to set PFAS limits in food.
Independent tests found PFAS in 70 % of seafood and 12 % of milk, including Whole Foods and Kirkland.
The FDA will set non-binding action levels, not enforceable limits, which critics say stem from a 2019 methodology change that cut reported contaminated samples from 182 to 78.

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Story summary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected the Tucson Environmental Justice Task Force’s petition to set PFAS limits in food.
Independent tests found PFAS in 70 % of seafood and 12 % of milk, including Whole Foods and Kirkland.
The FDA will set non-binding action levels, not enforceable limits, which critics say stem from a 2019 methodology change that cut reported contaminated samples from 182 to 78.