EFSA lowers TFA health guideline
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EFSA lowers TFA health guideline by 70% as PFAS levels rise

Concentrations of the PFAS substance TFA continue to rise in the environment. The European Food Safety Authority, EFSA, is now lowering the health guideline value for the substance by around 70 percent, writes Tidningen Syre.

90 percent of the TFA we consume comes from food sold in ordinary grocery stores, according to the Swedish National Food Agency's survey. New studies also show the substance's negative health effects.

The acceptable daily intake for humans is therefore being lowered from 0.05 mg/kg to 0.014 mg/kg.

TFA is the most common PFAS substance in the environment, according to the Geological Survey of Sweden. Several pesticides break down into the substance, as do most refrigerants used in air conditioning.

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