Trifluoroacetate (TFA) is an ultrashort-chain perfluoroalkyl substance, which is ubiquitously present in the aqueous environment. Due to its high mobility, it accumulates in plant material. The study presented here shows for the first time that TFA is a widely spread contaminant in beer and tea / herbal infusions. In 104beer samples from 23countries, TFA was detected up to 51 µg/L with a median concentration of 6.1 µg/L. An indicative brewing test and a correlation approach with potassium (K) indicate that the main source of TFA in beer is most likely the applied malt. It could be proven that the impact of the applied water is negligible in terms of TFA, which was supported by the analysis of numerous tap water samples from different countries. The unintended extraction of TFA was also demonstrated for tea / herbal infusions with a median concentration of 2.4 µg/L.
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