Episode 3: PFAS in Food – Addressing Contamination in the Food Supply Chain
PFAS contamination in food is an emerging analytical and regulatory challenge, especially as testing expands beyond water into complex food and animal protein matrices. In this webinar, Waters and PromoChrom experts will present practical, largely automated workflows designed to improve robustness, efficiency, and data quality in PFAS food analysis.
Using real-world examples such as eggs and other animal proteins, the session will explore sample preparation strategies tailored to matrix complexity and throughput needs. Attendees will see how pressurized solvent extraction, SPE cleanup, and QuEChERS-based approaches can be combined with automation to streamline workflows while maintaining sensitivity and reproducibility.
The session will also highlight how labs can prepare for evolving regulations and growing analytical demands in PFAS food testing.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the current and emerging PFAS testing requirements for food and how to position your lab for compliance
- Compare pressurized solvent extraction, SPE cleanup, and QueChERS approaches to find the right fit for your throughput needs
- Learn which workflow steps benefit most from automation and how to maintain reproducibility at scale
- Discover best practices for ensuring robust, defensible results across different food types
Speaker: MJ Madden (Technical Support Manager and Project Manager, PromoChrom Technologies)
Speaker: Margot Lee (Senior Scientist, Waters Corporation)
