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Table 6 PFOS and/or PFOA concentrations of various foods (μg/kg)

From: Toxicology of perfluorinated compounds

Food product

Substance

Germany

[17]

Europe

[7]

Spain

[29]

UK

[14]

Grain products

PFOS

n.r.

< LOQ

< 0.069

< 10 ± < 2

 

PFOA

n.r.

< LOQ to 0.5

< 0.080

< 5 ± < 1

Milk

PFOS

n.r.

< LOQ to 0.5

< 0.014

< 0.5 ± < 0.1

 

PFOA

n.r.

< LOQ

0.056

< 0.5 ± < 0.1

Milk products

PFOS

n.r.

0.04 to 0.08

0.121

< 5 ± < 1

 

PFOA

n.r.

< LOQ

< 0.040

< 5 ± < 1

Eggs

PFOS

0.51

0.08 to 0.5

0.082

1 ± 0.2

 

PFOA

1.6

< LOQ

< 0.055

< 1 ± < 0.2

Fats and oils

PFOS

n.r.

< LOQ

< 0.099

< 0.5 ± < 0.1

 

PFOA

n.r.

< LOQ

< 0.247

< 1 ± < 0.2

Fish

PFOS

9 to 67

0.2 to 60

0.407

< 5 ± < 1

 

PFOA

1.3 to 2

< LOQ to 2

< 0.065a

< 3 ± < 0.6

Meat

PFOS

n.d.

0.03 to 0.5

0.045

< 10 ± < 2

 

PFOA

n.d.

< LOQ to 1

< 0.053b

< 2 ± < 0.4

Offal from game

PFOS

172

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

 

PFOA

4.3 to 6.9

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

Fruits

PFOS

n.r.

0

< 0.017

< 2 ± < 0.4

 

PFOA

n.r.

< LOQ to 0.3

< 0.036

< 5 ± < 1

Vegetables

PFOS

n.d.

< LOQ to 0.5

0.022

< 3 ± < 0.6

 

PFOA

n.d.

< LOQ to 0.3

< 0.027

< 10 ± < 2

Potatoes

PFOS

1.2

4 to 8

n.r.

10 ± 2

 

PFOA

n.d.

0.4 to 2

n.r.

1 ± 0.2

Candies/Honey/Sugar

PFOS

n.d.

0.8 to 1.2

n.r.

1 ± 0.2

 

PFOA

0.5

< LOQ

n.r.

< 1 ± < 0.2

Tap water

PFOS

0.004 to 0.008

< LOQ to 0.01

n.r.

n.r.

 

PFOA

0.02 to 0.13

< LOQ to 0.2

n.r.

n.r.

  1. aFish; bpork; n.r., not reported; n.d., not detected; LOQ, limit of quantification.