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As explained in the Commission guidance document, the Commission is striving to ensure a
harmonised approach of the national market surveillance authorities for the enforcement of the
PFAS limits. There are intense works ongoing involving industrial stakeholders, civil society
associations and the competent authorities in the Member States aiming to deliver a harmonised
testing protocol for PFAS in food-contact packaging. This work stream includes engaging with the
EURL on Food Contact Materials, which coordinates the network of national reference laboratories
for food contact materials.
20) As the starting point for enforcement of the PFAS limits seems to be the total fluorine
analysis, what laboratories offer such testing methodology?
There are already plenty of commercial and university laboratories offering Total Fluorine / Total
Organic Fluorine analysis. It can be expected that many other commercial and accredited
laboratories will in view of the PPWR PFAS limits invest into testing capacities, and that those
already doing it increase theirs.
21) Do the
