Food simulants and real food – What do we know about the migration of PFAS from paper based food contact materials?

Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) can be found in food contact materials (FCMs). Therefore, migration into occurs contributes to human dietary exposure. Identification minimization of possible exposure-pathways these omnipresent potentially toxic chemicals are important mitigate health risks. Nonetheless, risk assessment procedures mostly limited considering the final PFAS concentrations without distinguishing contribution migration. Additionally, use simulants during tests misrepresent results. Critically assessing reported behaviors showed that (especially Tenax®) lead an underestimation exposure from FCMs. Reported migrated as well consumption data databases were used estimate exclusively FCMs considerably contribute consumers’ impacting health.