Over the past 5 years there have been significant movements to phase out, ban, and replace the use of certain PFAS in a variety of applications around the globe with increasing focus on consumer goods. Most notably the use of PFAS in food contact materials. In the U.S. there has been a flurry of state legislative actions which aims to prevent the intentional use of PFAS in packaging.

In the EU and Canada, they have already taken certain measures to ban or restrict the use of certain PFAS in any consumer goods. Several US States have also taken legislative action to ban or restrict PFAS in consumer products. Some corporations have proactively initiated the phase out of PFAS in products they sell or manufacturer. Many more are getting ready to respond to pending legislation and we are here to help.

Eurofins has developed techniques to characterize PFAS across a broad range of materials, including but not limited to:

• Food contact materials
• Cosmetics
• Wire coatings
• Dental products
• Textiles
• Footwear
• Carpeting
• Mattresses
• Pesticides
• Fluorinated industrial containers
• Artificial turf

Understanding whether a laboratory’s techniques will represent compositional details versus surface details, as well as the percentage of possible PFAS, is an important element of this type of testing. Moreover, navigating the multitude of legislative and regulatory developments can be daunting.

Eurofins is here to be your partner and help you navigate this challenging road ahead while providing defensible results you can have confidence in.