Recent PFAS Ruling Rejecting TOF Analysis Not Decisive, Attorney Warns

A defense attorney is warning companies that they should prepare defenses against using a broad screening test method measuring total organic fluorine (TOF) to demonstrate the presence of PFAS in products despite a recent federal court ruling rejecting plaintiffs’ use of TOF testing to demonstrate the presence of PFAS in tampon products. “Given the fact that targeted [per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)] analysis will only detect a small fraction of the thousands of existing PFAS, it is expected that plaintiffs...