Putting PFAS to the Test: Mitigating the Risks of PFAS Exposure and Litigation
By identifying which manufacturing steps have a higher likelihood of introducing PFAS into the product, manufacturers can focus their monitoring efforts on those weak areas
In the authors' first installment in this three-part series on PFAS, we addressed the emergence and proliferation of enforcement and litigation. The second installment focused on state and federal regulation. This third installment discusses how the food industry might look at areas of potential exposure to PFAS, and what steps it might take to test for and mitigate those risks. It also provides a brief update on the latest developments in PFAS litigation.
We recently had an opportunity to speak with Dr. Sarah Parker, a Senior Managing Scientist with a large scientific and engineering consulting company. Dr. Parker is a chemist who specializes in understanding the properties of PFAS and the occurrence of these chemicals in products, materials, and complex supply chains. We discussed an array of issues impacting food producers, processors, suppliers, manufacturers, and marketers. The content of our discussion follows, and we conclude with a brief summary of some of the recent legal developments.