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No. SSI-LCMS-119

■ Summary and Conclusions
This study evaluated the direct injection analysis of Glass and cardboard bottles had no detectable PFAS
24 PFASs and 19 mass-labeled surrogates in bottled levels. While this data would suggest that the plastic
water using Shimadzu UFMS™ LCMS-8050. The recycling process introduces additional PFAS into the
data shows excellent performance of the LCMS-8050 water bottles, it is too early to draw that conclusion
for PFAS analysis in bottled water matrices with with any certainty. The data also suggests that the
minimal sample preparation. Of the seven types of source of the water can contribute PFAS to the
bottled water containers tested, plastic had the bottled water. More experiments are necessary to
highest amount of PFAS present. In particular, the confirm these preliminary results.
bottle made from recycled plastic showed by far the
highest amount of PFAS.

■ References
• FDA Makes Available Testing Method for PFAS in Foods
https://www.fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-makes-available-testing-method-pfas-foods-and-
final-results-recent-surveys
• FDA Makes Available Results from Second Round of Testing for PFAS in Foods from the General Food
Supply
https://www.fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-makes-available-results-second-round-testing-
pfas-foods-general-food-supply
• Environmental Science and Technology. “Polyfluorinated Compounds: Past, Present, and Future”
http://www.greensciencepolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Lindstrom-Strynar-and-Libelo-2011.pdf
• International Bottled Water Association – Recommended PFAS Levels in bottled water
https://www.bottledwater.org/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas-and-bottled-water
• US EPA. Basic Information about Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).
https://www.epa.gov/pfas/basic-information-about-and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfass