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NEWS BRIEFS / Environment

A PAN Europe study reveals very high levels of eternal pollutant TFA in bottles of wine from ten European countries

23/04/2025 (Agence Europe) – The NGO network PAN Europe has revealed the presence of the eternal pollutant TFA (trifluoroacetic acid) in recent wines to be “100 times higher than average” compared to levels measured in surface water and drinking water. Published on Wednesday 23 April, the report is based on an analysis of 10 older wines and 39 newer wines from 10 European countries. The median concentration of TFA in recent wines was 10 micrograms per litre (µg/l), with peaks...

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ENVIRONMENT: a PAN Europe study reveals very high levels of eternal pollutant TFA in bottles of wine from ten European countries
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