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risks to themselves and their babies by, among other things, limiting the use of consumer products that
contain PFAS. Parents who formula-feed their infant and are worried about PFAS exposures can take
simple actions to reduce their infant’s potential exposures, including preparing infant formula with filtered
water or bottled water if their drinking water contains PFAS, and limiting their infant’s exposure to PFAS-
containing products and household dust.

DECLARATIONS
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge the staff at the Minnesota Department of Health for their helpful
comments on this study and manuscript.

Authors’ contributions
Conceived of the study: Goeden HM
Designed the study: Goeden HM, Klos KS, Bogdan AR
Prepared the samples: Klos KS, Barry KM, Bogdan AR, Huset CA
Performed the mass spectrometry and wrote the associated “Materials and Methods” section: Huset CA,
Barry KM
Performed the toxicokinetic modeling and risk assessment: Bogdan AR, Greene CW
Reviewed the modeling and risk assessment: Bogdan AR, Greene CW, Goeden HM, Klos KS
Wrote the manuscript: Bogdan AR, Klos KS
All authors reviewed and approved the manuscript.

Availability of data and materials
The toxicokinetic model used in this study is described in ref (Greene et al. 2024); to obtain a copy,
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contact the authors.

Financial support and sponsorship
The authors would like to acknowledge support by the Clean Water Fund, funded by the 2008 Minnesota
Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment.

Conflicts of interest
All authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
Not applicable.

Consent for publication
Not applicable.

Copyright
© The Authors 2024.

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