The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the results for its testing of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in seafood samples collected at retail. FDA conducted the limited survey as a preliminary step to determine if a more targeted or larger seafood survey should be conducted.
FDA tested 81 samples of clams, cod, crab, pollock, salmon, shrimp, tuna, and tilapia, most of which were imported to the U.S. FDA individually evaluated the samples for detectable levels of PFAS that have toxicological reference values.