Data on Health and Medicine Reported by Ernest Laletas and Colleagues (Total and Class-Specific Determination of Fluorinated Compounds in Consumer and Food Packaging Samples Using Fluorine-19 Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy).

A recent study conducted in Wilmington, Delaware, examined hamburger wrapping paper used in the food packaging industry. The researchers used a method called fluorine-19 solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (F ss-NMR) spectroscopy to determine the presence of fluorinated compounds in the paper. This method was found to be effective in directly detecting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer and food packaging, providing a more accurate assessment compared to other methods. The study concludes that F ss-NMR spectroscopy challenges and complements current methods, offering a viable tool for detecting PFAS in packaging. [Extracted from the article]