EU watchdog reduces safe level of exposure
On July 22, the EU’s food safety agency said it has dramatically reduced the acceptable daily intake level of the so-called forever chemical TFA, following new evidence of its effect on a key hormone that regulates the body’s metabolism.
The European Commission and member states are expected to use the agency’s decision to update the concentration limits of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in drinking water, where it is widely present.
TFA is formed after substances including pesticides break down and can end up in groundwater, soil and food crops.
The food safety agency EFSA said it has “lowered the acceptable daily intake (ADI) to 0.014 milligrams per kilogram of bodyweight per day, down from the previous value of 0.05.”
