Minnesota Department of Health Highlights Recent Publications on PFAS Bioaccumulation and PFAS in Infant Formula

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) recently noted that Health Risk Assessment scientists at MDH have published two articles in the Journal of Environmental Exposure Assessment related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS):

• “A revised and improved toxicokinetic model to simulate serum concentrations of bioaccumulative PFAS”: According to MDH, the publication “presents an updated method to determine how PFAS accumulates in human bodies from birth through childhood.”

• “Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in powdered infant formula: potential exposures and health risks”: MDH states that the publication “presents a study performed in partnership with MDH’s Public Health Laboratory, that found powdered infant formula is not a major source of PFAS exposure.”

MDH notes that the work was supported by the Clean Water Fund, funded by the 2008 Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment.