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Distribution of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in pig liver and muscle: implications for food safety

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Summary

Measured PFAS in eggs, dairy, meat, butter-and-ghee samples: Distribution of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in pig liver and muscle: implications for food safety

Key numbers

Values read from the source tables and checked against the cited page. Shown as printed, without conversion. Selected records, not an exhaustive transcription.

chemicalstatisticvalueunitmatrixsource location
PFOA (PFOA)concentration range0.045-0.167µg/kgPig liver, ItalyPDF p.3, Table 1, Liver block, PFOA row, Concentration range column
PFOA (PFOA)mean0.071µg/kgPig liver, ItalyPDF p.3, Table 1, Liver block, PFOA row, Mean column
PFOA (PFOA)median0.061µg/kgPig liver, ItalyPDF p.3, Table 1, Liver block, PFOA row, Median column
PFOS (PFOS)concentration range0.044-0.150µg/kgPig liver, ItalyPDF p.3, Table 1, Liver block, PFOS row, Concentration range column
PFOS (PFOS)mean0.104µg/kgPig liver, ItalyPDF p.3, Table 1, Liver block, PFOS row, Mean column
PFOS (PFOS)median0.115µg/kgPig liver, ItalyPDF p.3, Table 1, Liver block, PFOS row, Median column
PFNA (PFNA)concentration range0.040-0.138µg/kgPig liver, ItalyPDF p.3, Table 1, Liver block, PFNA row, Concentration range column
PFNA (PFNA)mean0.026µg/kgPig liver, ItalyPDF p.3, Table 1, Liver block, PFNA row, Mean column
PFNA (PFNA)median0.000µg/kgPig liver, ItalyPDF p.3, Table 1, Liver block, PFNA row, Median column
PFOA (PFOA)concentration range0.040-0.050µg/kgPig longissimus dorsi muscle, ItalyPDF p.3, Table 1, Longissimus dorsi muscle block, PFOA row, Concentration range column
PFOA (PFOA)mean0.020µg/kgPig longissimus dorsi muscle, ItalyPDF p.3, Table 1, Longissimus dorsi muscle block, PFOA row, Mean column

Evidence Fitness

PRIMARY: primary PFAS measurement data in product class; method stated: targeted LC-MS/MS

Methods (brief)

See the methods section of the source PDF. Measured samples do not represent every product on the market.

Limitations

Values are reported by the authors for their own samples. Censored results and detection limits are as defined in the source. No unit conversions were made.

Provenance notes

DOI 10.4081/ijfs.2026.14736 resolved at Crossref; DOI matched in the filed PDF text. Original file: depau-2026-distribution-of-poly-and-perfluoroalkyl-substances.pdf. SHA-256: 027d3cb549091372942ede3893b94400bf15e92f54d29d25a526c499a3ee689c. Library folder: papers-pork-product.

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PFOA

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