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3 BACK TO MAIN Pace Analytical Services, Inc. 1700 Elm Street , Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55414 Phone: 612.607.1700 Fax: 612.607.6444 3M Multi-city Food Study Project Date: December 4 - 8, 2000 Prepared by: Pace Analytical Services, Inc. Minnesota Field Services 1700 Elm Street, Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55414 Bradley G. Jacobson Project Manager ______________________ Prepared under contract with: 3M ET&SS Field Analytical Services and Technologies Client Coordinator: Jess Eldridge 3M Lab Request: E00-2789 3M Department: 502180 Pace Project No.: 1039292 (Field) December 29, 2000 BACK TO MAIN Table of Contents Page Introduction 1 Field Sampling Methodologies 2 Table 1 Control City - Cleveland, TN 3 Table 2 Control City - Columbus, GA 4 Table 3 Control City - Port St. Lucie, FL 5 Table 4 Study City - Decatur, AL 6 Table 5 Study City - Mobile, AL 7 Table 6 Study City - Pensacola, FL 8 Table 7 Multi-city Food Study Freezer Log 9 Appendix A General Project Outline A-1 Appendix B Field Data Sheets B-1 Appendix C Chain of Custody Forms C-1 BACK TO MAIN Introduction Pace Analytical Services, Inc. was contracted by the 3M Company to collect representative food samples from three study cities and three control cities. The objective was to provide an estimation of the dietary intake of fluorochemicals (FC) by local residents. The study cities were represented by Pensacola, FL, Decatur, AL and Mobile, AL. The control cities were represented by Port St. Lucie, FL, Cleveland, TN and Columbus, GA. A two person sampling team visited three grocery stores within each city to purchase the following items: ground beef, pork, chicken, hot dogs, fish, eggs, milk, bread, green beans, apples and honey. Tables 1 - 6 summarize the data for each city, and deviations to obtaining the above items are noted in the comment section of each table. When available, food items were also obtained from farmers markets and organic grocery stores. . Pace Analytical Page 1 BACK TO MAIN Sampling Methodology Sample Containers: New 1000 ml Nalgene sample containers were used for egg and milk samples. The containers were rinsed with laboratory grade methanol and Type I deionized (DI) water prior to use. All other food items were left in the original packaging and placed into zip-seal plastic bags. Sample Handling: Food items were handled in the same manner as a consumer would handle them. However, the technicians did wash their hands thoroughly prior to collecting the food items. Each food item was left in the original packaging and placed individually into zip-seal plastic bags, with the exception of the eggs and milk (or milk substitute). The eggs were cracked open and transferred to nalgene sample containers. The milk was also transferred from the original container to nalgene containers. Once the food items were properly contained, labeled and recorded on a chain of custody, they were stored in chest freezers and maintained at about minus 5C (refer to Table 7). Two freezers were used - one freezer was dedicated for the control city samples and the other for the study city samples. The exceptions to freezer storage were the apples and honey. These were stored in dedicated sample coolers. After the collection phase of the project was completed, the Pace sampling team delivered the samples directly to Centre Analytical on December 9, 2000. Deviations to the General Project Outline (GPO): The GPO specified collecting whole milk in a cardboard container. However, some of the stores only carried milk in plastic containers. In these cases, either the plastic container was purchased, and/or a substitute such as buttermilk or half-and-half cream was obtained if packaged in cardboard. The comments section on Tables 1 - 6 specify these variations. Pace Analytical Page 2 BACK TO MAIN Table 1 Control City - Cleveland, Tennessee Store Name: Bi - Lo General Comments: Located at: Keith Street, just north of 25th St. Date: 12/8/00 Nice clean store. Clientele appeared middle income. Located across from Tractor Supply Co. Sample Identification Bi-Lo Bi-Lo Bi-Lo Bi-Lo Bi-Lo Bi-Lo Bi-Lo Bi-Lo Bi-Lo Bi-Lo Bi-Lo Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Ground Beef Pork Chicken Hot Dogs Fish Eggs Milk Bread Green Beans Apples Honey Brand Name Bi-Lo Bi-Lo/Gold Star Bi-Lo Gold Star Charlie's Franks Bi-Lo Catfish Bi-Lo Mayfield Dairy Bi-Lo Bi-Lo/Harvest Choice Fuji Golding Farms Processed at In store/Mauldin, SC In store/Mauldin, SC In store/Mauldin, SC Chatanooga, TN In store/Mauldin, SC Mauldin, SC Athens, TN Mauldin, SC Mauldin, SC WA Winston - Salem Comments - - - - - - - - - - - - Fresh - - - Milk in plastic & 1/2&1/2 in cardboard - - - - - - - - - - - - - Store Name: Save-a-Lot Food Store Located at: Keith St. and Inman St. General Comments: Relatively dirty, outdated. Food left in boxes. Limited selection. Date: 12/8/00 Clientele appeared lower income. Sample Identification Save Save Save Save Save Save Save Save Save Save Save Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Ground Beef Pork Chicken Hot Dogs Fish Eggs Milk Bread Green Beans Apples Honey Brand Name Save-a-Lot Save-a-Lot Save-a-Lot Fairgrounds Frost Mark Rose Acre Mayfield/Seal Test Golden Bake Not Applicable Red Delicious Bramley's Processed at Cleveland, TN Cleveland, TN Cleveland, TN Earth City, MO Product of China Seymour, IN Green Bay, WI/Athens, TN St. Louis, MO Not Applicable WA Earth City, MO Comments - - - - - - - - - - - - - Frozen Alaskan Pollock; Packed for Warwick, RI - - - Milk in plastic & 1/2&1/2 in cardboard - - - There were no green beans in this store - - - - - - - Store Name: Watson's Supermarket Located at: 25th and Ocoee St. General Comments: Relatively clean store; Clientele appeared lower to middle income. Date: 12/8/00 Sample Identification Watson's Watson's Watson's Watson's Watson's Watson's Watson's Watson's Watson's Watson's Watson's Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Cleve Ground Beef Pork Chicken Hot Dogs Fish Eggs Milk Bread Green Beans Apples Honey Brand Name Watson's Watson's Watson's Charlie's Catfish fillets Thomason's Mayfield Watson's Pict Sweet Rome Shur fine Processed at (1) (1) (1) Chatanooga, TN unknown Calhoun, GA Athens, TN Cleveland, TN Bells, TN WA Northlake, IL Comments - - - - - - - - - - - - Fresh - - - Milk in plastic & 1/2&1/2 in cardboard - - - - - - - - - - - - - Farmers Market: Not available Organic Grocery Store: Not available (1) Packaging did not clearly indicate processing location. Pace Analytical Page 3 BACK TO MAIN Table 2 Control City - Columbus, Georgia Store Name: Piggly Wiggly Located at: Traffic Circle Shopping Center Hwy 280 General Comments: Store is not well kept. Clientele appeared lower income. Date: 12/7/00 Sample Identification Pig Wig Columbus Ground Beef Pig Wig Columbus Pork Pig Wig Columbus Chicken Pig Wig Columbus Hot Dogs Pig Wig Columbus Fish Pig Wig Columbus Eggs Pig Wig Columbus Milk Pig Wig Columbus Bread Pig Wig Columbus Green Beans Pig Wig Columbus Apples Pig Wig Columbus Honey Brand Name Piggly Wiggly? Piggly Wiggly? Piggly Wiggly? Sunnyland Catfish fillets Piggly Wiggly Parmalat Dairies Piggly Wiggly Piggly Wiggly Rome Piggly Wiggly Processed at (1) (1) (1) Thomasville, GA unknown Memphis, TN Atlanta, GA Memphis, TN Memphis, TN WA Memphis, TN Comments - - - - - - - - - - - - Fresh - - - No cardboard. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bought plastic. Store Name: Winn Dixie Located at: River Square Mkt Place Victory Dr and Lumpkin RdDate: General Comments: Nice Clean Store; Clientele appeared lower to middle income. 12/7/00 Sample Identification Winn Winn Winn Winn Winn Winn Winn Winn Winn Winn Winn Dixie Dixie Dixie Dixie Dixie Dixie Dixie Dixie Dixie Dixie Dixie Columbus Columbus Columbus Columbus Columbus Columbus Columbus Columbus Columbus Columbus Columbus Ground Beef Pork Chicken Hot Dogs Fish Eggs Milk Bread Green Beans Apples Honey Brand Name WD Brand WD Select Lean Gold Kist Farms Zeigler Catfish fillet Eggland's Best Barbers Dixie Darling Dixiana Granny Smith Deep South Processed at (1) (1) Atlanta, GA Tuscaloosa, AL MO Jacksonville, FL Birmingham, AL Jacksonville, FL San Meteo, CA WA Fitzgerald, GA Comments - - - - - - - - - - - - Fresh - - - Milk in plastic- buttermilk in cardboard - - - - - - - - - - - - - Store Name: Cub Foods Located at: Airport Freeway, just west of I -185 General Comments: Nice, clean store. Clientele appeared middle income. Date: 12/7/00 Sample Identification Cub Columbus Ground Beef Cub Columbus Pork Cub Columbus Chicken Cub Columbus Hot Dogs Cub Columbus Fish Cub Columbus Eggs Cub Columbus Milk Cub Columbus Bread Cub Columbus Green Beans Cub Columbus Apples Cub Columbus Honey Brand Name Cub Foods Cub Foods Country Pride Sunnyland Not applicable Eggland's Best Barbers Sunbeam McKenzies Fuji Joe's Honey Processed at In store/Columbus,GA In store/Columbus,GA Duluth, GA Thomasville,GA Not applicable Lumber City, GA Birmingham, AL Geenwich, CT Montezuma, GA WA Loxahatchee, FL Comments - - - - - - - - - - - - fish was not available - - - Milk in plastic- buttermilk in cardboard - - - - - - - - - - - - - Farmers Market: Not available Organic Grocery Store: Not available (1) Packaging did not clearly indicate processing location. Pace Analytical Page 4 BACK TO MAIN Table 3 Control City - Port St. Lucie, Florida Store Name: Publix General Comments: Located at: St. Lucie Square - Hwy 1 Date: Nice clean store - between a Rainbow and a Lunds; clientele appeared middle income. 12/6/00 Sample Identification Publix Port St. Lucie Ground Beef Publix Port St. Lucie Pork Publix Port St. Lucie Chicken Publix Port St. Lucie Hot Dogs Publix Port St. Lucie Fish Publix Port St. Lucie Eggs Publix Port St. Lucie Milk Publix Port St. Lucie Bread Publix Port St. Lucie Green Beans Publix Port St. Lucie Apples Publix Port St. Lucie Honey Brand Name Publix Smithfield Publix Publix Publix Basa fillet Publix McArthur Food World Publix Golden Delicious Bee Natural Honey Processed at Lakeland, FL Smithfield, VA Lakeland, FL Lakeland, FL Lakeland, FL Lakeland, FL Miami, FL Lakeland, FL Lakeland, FL WA Princeton, FL Comments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Frozen - - - No cardboard. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bought plastic. Store Name: Albertson's General Comments: Not recorded Located at: Sample Identification Albertson's Port St. Lucie Ground Beef Albertson's Port St. Lucie Pork Albertson's Port St. Lucie Chicken Albertson's Port St. Lucie Hot Dogs Albertson's Port St. Lucie Fish Albertson's Port St. Lucie Eggs Albertson's Port St. Lucie Milk Albertson's Port St. Lucie Bread Albertson's Port St. Lucie Green Beans Albertson's Port St. Lucie Apples Albertson's Port St. Lucie Honey Brand Name - - - Hormel Tyson Bryan Catfish Natural Eggs Albertson's Spoleto Pict Sweet Gala Albertson's Jennings and Hwy 1 Processed at August, GA Austin, MN Springdale, AR West Point, MS unknown Zephyr Hills, FL Boise, ID Thomasville, GA Bells, TN WA Boise, ID Date: 12/6/00 Comments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fresh Brown/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Free roaming hens Store Name: Winn Dixie Located at: Hwy 1 just south of Holiday Inn Date: General Comments: Nice, clean store. Similar to Rainbow or Cub. Clientele appeared middle income. 12/6/00 Sample Identification Winn Dixie Port St. Lucie Ground Beef Winn Dixie Port St. Lucie Pork Winn Dixie Port St. Lucie Chicken Winn Dixie Port St. Lucie Hot Dogs Winn Dixie Port St. Lucie Fish Winn Dixie Port St. Lucie Eggs Winn Dixie Port St. Lucie Milk Winn Dixie Port St. Lucie Bread Winn Dixie Port St. Lucie Green Beans Winn Dixie Port St. Lucie Apples Winn Dixie Port St. Lucie Honey Brand Name WD Brand Winn Dixie GKF/Winn Dixie Hickory Glen Catfish Super Brand McArthur Holsum Pict Sweet Very Fine/McIntosh Deep South Processed at Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville, FL Madison, FL local FL Jacksonville, FL Miami, FL Miami, FL Bells, TN unknown Fitzgerald, GA Comments - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fresh - - - Milk in plastic & 1/2&1/2 in cardboard - - - - - - - - - Orange blossom Farmers Market: Not available Organic Grocery Store: Collected 12/7/00; Peggy's Natural Foods - Cove Center 5839 SE Federal Hwy, Stuart, FL Purchased eggs, sunflower greens, wheat bran, white flour, onions, and oranges. The sunflower greens and oranges were known to have been grown locally. Pace Analytical Page 5 BACK TO MAIN Table 4 Study City - Decatur, Alabama Store Name: Holoways Market Located at: Danville Road and Beltline Road Date: General Comments: Odor noticed on entering, slightly dirty; Clientele appeared lower to middle income. Sample Identification Holoway Decatur Ground Beef Holoway Decatur Pork Holoway Decatur Chicken Holoway Decatur Hot Dogs Holoway Decatur Fish Holoway Decatur Eggs Holoway Decatur Milk Holoway Decatur Bread Holoway Decatur Green Beans Holoway Decatur Apples Holoway Decatur Honey Brand Name Holoways Holoways Holoways Zeigler Southern Pride Brock's Purity Sunbeam McKenzies Fuji Pure Honey Processed at Decatur, AL Decatur, AL Decatur, AL Tuscaloosa, AL Greensboro, AL Cullman, AL Nashville, TN Greenwich, CT Montezuma, GA WA Decatur, AL Comments - - - - - - - - - - - - Frozen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12/4/00 Store Name: Winn-Dixie Located at: 1000 G Plum Tree Center, Beltline RD General Comments: Clean; the clientele appeared middle to upper income Date: Sample Identification Winn-Dixie Decatur Ground Beef Winn-Dixie Decatur Pork Winn-Dixie Decatur Chicken Winn-Dixie Decatur Hot Dogs Winn-Dixie Decatur Fish Winn-Dixie Decatur Eggs Winn-Dixie Decatur Milk Winn-Dixie Decatur Bread Winn-Dixie Decatur Green Beans Winn-Dixie Decatur Apples Winn-Dixie Decatur Honey Brand Name Winn-Dixie Winn-Dixie Gold Kist Farms Hickory Glen Fishermans Wharf Egglands Best Purity Flowers McKenzie's Fuji Deep South Processed at Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville, FL Atlanta, GA Madison, FL Jacksonville, FL Lumber City, GA Nashville, TN Thomasville, GA Montezuma, GA WA Fitzgerald, GA Comments - - - - - - - - - - - - Fresh catfish - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Orange blossom 12/4/00 Store Name: Kroger's General Comments: Located at: Beltline Drive and Veterans Drive Average type store; Clientele appeared lower to middle income. Sample Identification Kroger's Decatur Ground Beef Kroger's Decatur Pork Kroger's Decatur Chicken Kroger's Decatur Hot Dogs Kroger's Decatur Fish Kroger's Decatur Eggs Kroger's Decatur Milk Kroger's Decatur Bread Kroger's Decatur Green Beans Kroger's Decatur Apples Kroger's Decatur Honey Brand Name Kroger's Kroger's Tyson Kahn's Kroger's catfish Kroger's Purity Flowers Pict Sweet Winesap Kroger's Processed at Cincinatti, OH Cincinatti, OH Springdale, AR Cincinatti, OH MS Jackson, MS Nashville, TN Thomasville, GA Bells, TN WA Cincinatti, OH Comments - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fresh - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Farmers Market: None Available Date: 12/4/00 Organic Grocery Store: Collected 12/4/00. Found a "Natural Food Section" inside Kroger's (above). Selected two pounds of whole wheat organic flour; it was processed at Arrowhead Mills - Hereford, TX Pace Analytical Page 6 Table 5 Study City - Mobile, Alabama Store Name: Bruno's General Comments: Located at: Airport Blvd and Azalea Nice clean store; clientele appeared middle income. Sample Identification Bruno's Mobile Ground Beef Bruno's Mobile Pork Bruno's Mobile Chicken Bruno's Mobile Hot Dogs Bruno's Mobile Fish Bruno's Mobile Eggs Bruno's Mobile Milk Bruno's Mobile Bread Bruno's Mobile Green Beans Bruno's Mobile Apples Bruno's Mobile Honey Brand Name Bruno's Bruno's Country Pride Zeigler Bruno's catfish Southern Home Barber's Southern Home Southern Home Gala Southern Home Processed at (1) Bruno's (1) Bruno's Duluth, GA Tuscaloosa, AL MS Birmingham, AL Birmingham, AL Birmingham, AL Birmingham, AL WA Burmingham, AL BACK TO MAIN Date: 12/4/00 Comments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fresh - - - No cardboard. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bought plastic. Store Name: Del Champs (I) Premeir Located at: Airport Blvd and Azalea General Comments: Clean, nice store (midway between a Rainbow and Lunds). Sample Identification DelChamps I Mobile Ground Beef DelChamps I Mobile Pork DelChamps I Mobile Chicken DelChamps I Mobile Hot Dogs DelChamps I Mobile Fish DelChamps I Mobile Eggs DelChamps I Mobile Milk DelChamps I Mobile Bread DelChamps I Mobile Green Beans DelChamps I Mobile Apples DelChamps I Mobile Honey Brand Name DelChamps Bryan Sanderson Farms Lykes Catfish Food Club Barber's Supersoft Pict Sweet Red Delicious Dutch Gold Processed at (1) DelChamps Westpoint, MS Laurel, MS Plant City, FL LA Skokie, IL Birmingham, AL Jackson, MS Bells, TN WA Lancaster, PA Date: 12/4/00 Comments Only patties available - - - - - - - - - Fresh - - - No milk in cardboard.Bought buttermilk. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Store Name: DelChampls (II) Superstore Located at: Dauphin St. General Comments: Average store, not as clean or nice as DelChamps (I) Premeir. Date: 12/4/00 Sample Identification DelChamps II Mobile Ground Beef DelChamps II Mobile Pork DelChamps II Mobile Chicken DelChamps II Mobile Hot Dogs DelChamps II Mobile Fish DelChamps II Mobile Eggs DelChamps II Mobile Milk DelChamps II Mobile Bread DelChamps II Mobile Green Beans DelChamps II Mobile Apples DelChamps II Mobile Honey Brand Name DelChamps Bryan Sanderson Farms Lykes Salmon fillets Egglands Best Barber's Supersoft Pict Sweet Gala Food Club Processed at (1) DelChamps Westpoint, MS Laurel, MS Plant City, FL DelChamps Jackson, MS Birminham, AL Jackson, MS Bells, TN WA Skokie, IL Comments Chopped sirloin patties - - - - - - - - - - Frozen - - - No cardboard. Bought plastic. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Farmers Market: Located at 2243 Hall Mill Road; Purchased collard greens, sweet potatoes and eggs from a man selling produce from the back of a truck on the farmer's market property. All other produce was not grown locally. Produce was purchased on 12/5/00. Organic Grocery Store: Collected 12/4/00 from Organic Foods, Inc. Purchased two pounds of organic, unbleached white flour; it was processed at Arrowhead Mill, Hereford, TX Very dirty store and clerk was smoking upon arrival. (1) Packaging did not clearly indicate processing location. Pace Analytical Page 7 Table 6 Study City - Pensacola, Florida Store Name: Albertson's Located at: 9th Avenue and Bayou Blvd. General Comments: Nice clean store; clientele appeared middle income. Sample Identification Albertson's Pensacola Ground Beef Albertson's Pensacola Pork Albertson's Pensacola Chicken Albertson's Pensacola Hot Dogs Albertson's Pensacola Fish Albertson's Pensacola Eggs Albertson's Pensacola Milk Albertson's Pensacola Bread Albertson's Pensacola Green Beans Albertson's Pensacola Apples Albertson's Pensacola Honey Brand Name - - - Hormel Tyson Zeigler Catfish Pitt's Albertson's Bunny Pict Sweet Cortland Joe's Honey Processed at Augusta, GA Austin, MN Springdale, AR Tuscaloosa, AL FL Pensacola, FL Boise, ID Thomasville, GA Bells, TN unknown Loxahatchee, FL Comments - - - - - - - - - - - - Fresh - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BACK TO MAIN Date: 12/5/00 Store Name: Food World Located at: 8084 Davis Hwy General Comments: Relatively clean, not real nice: Clientele appeared low to middle income. Date: 12/5/00 Sample Identification Food Food Food Food Food Food Food Food Food Food Food World World World World World World World World World World World Pensacola Ground Beef Pensacola Pork Pensacola Chicken Pensacola Hot Dogs Pensacolar Fish Pensacola Eggs Pensacola Milk Pensacola Bread Pensacola Green Beans Pensacola Apples Pensacola Honey Brand Name - - - - - - Country Pride Sunny Land Flounder fillet Eggland's Best Barber's Bunny Southern Home Fuji Avery's Honey Processed at (1) (1) Duluth, GA Thomasville, GA (1) Jackson, MS Birmingham, AL Thomasville, GA Birmingham, AL WA Cantoment, FL Comments Ground Round - - - - - - - - - Frozen - - - - No cardboard. Bought 1/2 & 1/2 in cardboard - - - - - - - - - - - - - Store Name: Food World (II) Located at: Forest Oaks Plaza, 5007 N. Davis Hwy Date: General Comments: Nice, clean store. Similar to Rainbow or Cub. Clientele appeared middle income. 12/5/00 Sample Identification Food World II Pensacola Ground Beef Food World II Pensacola Pork Food World II Pensacola Chicken Food World II Pensacola Hot Dogs Food World II Pensacola Fish Food World II Pensacola Eggs Food World II Pensacola Milk Food World II Pensacola Bread Food World II Pensacola Green Beans Food World II Pensacola Apples Food World II Pensacola Honey Brand Name Food World Food World Contry Pride Sunny Land Farm raised Catfish Southern Home Barber's Bunny Southern Home Braeburn Avery's Processed at (1) (1) Duluth, GA Thomasville, GA Brooksville, AL Birminham, AL Birminham, AL Thomasville, GA Birminham, AL WA Cantoment, FL Comments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Frozen - - - No cardboard. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bought plastic. Farmers Market: Bailey's Farmers Market located at Hwy 295 and Texar Rd; Purchased collard greens, sweet potatoes and oranges. Did not wash hands prior to shopping. Organic Grocery Store: Not available (1) Packaging did not clearly indicate processing location. Pace Analytical Page 8 Table 7 Multi-city Food Study Freezer Log BACK TO MAIN Study City Temperature - 5 C - 1 C - 5 C - 5 C Not recorded - 5 C Freezer Temperature Log Date 12/4/00 12/5/00 12/6/00 12/7/00 12/8/00 12/9/00 Time 1830 hrs 0745 hrs 1800 hrs 1950 hrs - - - 0900 hrs Technician TFS TFS TFS DLF - - - DLF Control City Temperature Not Turned On Not Turned On - 5 C - 5 C Not recorded - 5 C Freezer Temperature Log Date 12/4/00 12/5/00 12/6/00 12/7/00 12/8/00 12/9/00 Time - - - - - - 1800 hrs 1950 hrs - - - 0900 hrs Technician - - - - - - TFS DLF - - - DLF Pace Analytical Page 9 BACK TO MAIN Appendix A General Project Outline Pace Analytical A-1 BACK TO MAIN 3 Analytical Technologies Group / General Project Outline To: Sue Beach - ET&SS Kris Hansen - ET&SS Dale Bacon - ET&SS Lisa Clemen - ET&SS Mark Ellefson - ET&SS James Lundberg - ET&SS Debra Favre - Pace Analytical Brad Jacobson - Pace Analytical Copy: Bill Reagen - ET&SS Rich Smith - Pace Don Stock - Pace From: Jess Eldridge 3M ET&SS Date: November 30, 2000 Subject: Multi-city Study - Food Samples Dept. No., Project No.: 4291, 0010535009 Lab Request No.: E00-2789 Test Date(s) Week of December 3, 2000 Requester Sue Beach ET&SS Building 2-3E-09 Phone: 651-778-7452 Fax: 651-778-6176 Pace Analytical A-2 BACK TO MAIN Monitoring Coordinator Jess Eldridge 3M / ET&SS Building 2-3E-09 935 Bush Ave. PO Box 33331 St. Paul, MN 55133-3331 Telephone No. (651) 778-5233 Pager No. 1-888-732-6885 FAX No. (651) 778-4226 Monitoring Locations Control Cities Port St. Lucie, Florida Cleveland, Tennessee Columbus, Georgia Study Cities Pensacola, Florida Decatur, Alabama Mobile, Alabama Test Objective In each city identified, representative food samples will be collected to provide an estimation of the dietary intake of fluorochemicals (FC) by local residents. Target Analytes PFOS, PFOSA, POAA, PFHS, TFA Sampling locations and items Food from 3 grocery stores representing different regional chains in each city - Ground beef (1lb) - Pork (2 boneless pork chops) - Chicken (2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts) - Hot Dogs (1 package pork-beef mixture) - Regional Fish (1 fish, fresh or frozen, scaled filleted with head removed) - Eggs (1/2 dozen - crack open and dump into sample bottle) - Milk (1 quart, whole milk, cardboard container - dump into sample bottle) - Bread (1 loaf - pre-sliced white bread) - Green beans (1 pkg., frozen, plastic bag) - Apples (at least 2 fresh apples - note type of apple on data sheet) - Honey Pace Analytical A-3 BACK TO MAIN Food from 1 local organic grocery store in each city - Bread or flour Food from 1 local farmers market in each city (if available) - High water crop ( lettuce, etc) - Surface crop (lettuce, tomatoes etc.) - Underground crop (potatoes, carrots, radishes etc.) - Eggs (locally produced) Sampling Protocols Sample handling: - Food items are to be handled as a consumer would handle them. - Normal handling by store employees and clerks is expected. - Each food (except for the eggs and milk) should be packaged individually in a zip-seal bag with bubble wrap if needed. The bag labels should indicate the city and store name where it was collected. - Eggs will be cracked open and transferred into a sample container and frozen - Milk will be poured into a sample container and frozen - Chain of custody forms will be filled out as soon as the samples are transferred to the zip-seal bags or bottles and stored in the freezer. Note the Special Precautions section below Field Notes: - Record the store name, city, address, date and time samples are collected. - Note the area of town, clientele and general condition of each store - Record the brand, package size, where processed, (not the corporate headquarters) and the expiration date if applicable for each food type at each location. Sample Storage: - Two freezers will be purchased and kept in the back of the cube van for sample storage. The freezer will be run as often as needed to keep the samples frozen. - All food types with the exception of the apples and honey should be frozen right after purchase. Special Precautions, QA/QC Post-Its are not to be used or in the possession of field staff during any phase of the sample handling, or in the mobilization/demobilization activities. Field technicians will wear only old, well laundered clothing - at least 6 washings since purchase. The use of water resistant clothing will be avoided if possible. Tyvek suits will not be worn during sample handling. Nitrile gloves will be worn at all times while handling samples (except in grocery stores and other retail establishments). Pace Analytical A-4 BACK TO MAIN Field personnel will minimize contact with the following food and snack products: microwave popcorn, fast-food (sandwiches, chicken, French fries) pizza, bakery items, beverages, candy, cookies etc. - are packaged in wrappers treated with the chemicals of interest. Therefore, hands will be washed thoroughly after handling fast food, carryout food, or snacks. Prewrapped foods or snacks (like candy bars) will not be in the possession of the sampling team during sample collection or handling. No blue ice will be used during this project. Confidentiality Pace personnel MAY reveal the following information if asked: The samples are being collected and analyzed to support a life cycle analysis that is being conducted for a confidential client. The chemicals of interest are NOT listed as regulated pollutants or carcinogens by the EPA. Pace is contracted only to provide sampling services for this project and will not have access to analytical test results. Only under extenuating circumstances would a disclosure of the results be requested of the client. Pace personnel MAY NOT reveal the following information: Who the client is What chemicals we are looking for What the chemicals are used for What is the nature of the chemicals (chemical class or structure)\ Estimated Project Cost Based on 2 people driving, freezing samples and delivering the samples to Centre Analytical: $23,300 A cost estimate based on 1 person flying, renting cars and shipping samples came out to be $23,200 Note: These costs do not include the food purchases Actual costs are based on time and expenses Invoicing - send to monitoring coordinator including: Invoice Date Project Description Test Date 3M Project Number 3M Lab Request Number Cost Itemization Pace Analytical A-5 BACK TO MAIN Reporting Requirements The contractor will provide a summary report of related activities to the monitoring coordinator within two weeks after the sampling has been completed. Safety All applicable safety protocols must be followed in the field as well as and any specific local, state, city or facility safety requirements. Supplemental Information Pace Personnel Debra Favre (Cellular #612-720-4621) Todd Schmidt Attachments - Battelle QAPP "Multi-City Study Sampling Task (N100666) Note: Technicians are expected to be familiar with the QAPP. Some of the information contained within this GPO is covered in more detail in the QAPP. - Food Basket Study - Field Data Log Sheet Responsibilities 3M Field Analytical Services Technologies (FAST) - Provide coordination/technical support for analytical testing requirements and subsequent sampling protocols Contractor - Pace Analytical Services Field Services Division - Organize and prepare equipment for transportation to project location and appropriate equipment demobilization following the project. - Perform necessary set-up and operation of equipment - Keep samples secure at all times - Create customized field data sheets for ease of documentation and clarity - Fill out all necessary data sheets, sample labels, chain of custody records, and deliver samples to Centre Analytical. 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