{"id":544098,"date":"2026-08-26T23:52:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.phytocontrol.com\/uncategorized\/contaminant-under-surveillance-tfa-in-beverages\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T23:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:52:56","slug":"contaminant-under-surveillance-tfa-in-beverages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.phytocontrol.com\/en\/news\/contaminant-under-surveillance-tfa-in-beverages\/","title":{"rendered":"Contaminant under surveillance: TFA in beverages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is a short-chain PFAS attracting growing attention due to its persistence in the environment. Resulting notably from the degradation of certain plant protection active substances containing fluorinated groups, or from environmental sources (rain, air, soil&#8230;), it has recently been <b>detected in numerous wines and various beverages.<\/b><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While <b>there is currently no regulatory limit<\/b> for TFA in foodstuffs, its presence raises questions regarding consumer safety.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A reliable, accredited analysis for enhanced monitoring<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phytocontrol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/schema-tfa-scaled.png#520673\" alt=\"TFA diagram\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aware of these issues and in order to anticipate any future regulatory changes, Phytocontrol offers its clients TFA analysis by LC-MS\/MS, <b>under COFRAC accreditation<\/b>, enabling producers and processors to control <b>the presence and level of TFA in their beverages.<\/b><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A broad analytical scope covering numerous matrices<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While most analyses currently focus on wine, Phytocontrol offers a <b>broader<\/b> scope of application, including:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wines, ciders, beers, sweet wines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fruit and vegetable juices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sodas and sugary drinks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our COFRAC technical annex No. 1-1904 is available in your customer area or on the COFRAC website.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Need technical, regulatory or pricing information? 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