Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and their salts Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain.

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EFSA JournalVolume 6, Issue 7 653 OpinionOpen Access Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and their salts Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)Search for more papers by this author European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)Search for more papers by this author First published: 21 July 2008 https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2008.653Citations: 34 Panel members: Jan Alexander, Guðjón Atli Auðunsson, Diane Benford, Andrew Cockburn, Jean-Pierre Cravedi, Eugenia Dogliotti, Alessandro Di Domenico, María Luisa Fernández-Cruz, Johanna Fink-Gremmels, Peter Fürst, Corrado Galli, Philippe Grandjean, Jadwiga Gzyl, Gerhard Heinemeyer, Niklas Johansson, Antonio Mutti, Josef Schlatter, Rolaf van Leeuwen, Carlos van Peteghem, Philippe Verger. Acknowledgement: EFSA wishes to thank the working group members Diane Benford, Jacob de Boer, Angelo Carere, Alessandro Di Domenico, Niklas Johansson, Dieter Schrenk, Greet Schoeters, Pim de Voogt and ad hoc expert Elena Dellatte. Adoption date: 21 February 2008 Published date: 21 July 2008 Question number: EFSA-Q-2004-163 AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References 3M Company, 1979. Technical report summary - final comprehensive report: FC-143. (U.S. EPA AR-226 528). 3M Company, 1999. 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