BUFFALO AMERICAS, INC. and PFAS, what the company told Minnesota

BUFFALO AMERICAS, INC. has filed 189 PFAS disclosures with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, covering 10 products and naming 4 distinct compounds across 19 components. 10 of those filings report the part is 90 to 100% PFAS by mass. Everything below is the company’s own statement to a regulator, not our assessment.

Disclosures filed
189
Products covered
10
Compounds named
4
Declared uses
8

How much is reported

Concentration bands as filed, heaviest declared first, with filings that give no concentration at the bottom. Counts are of filings, since one product can report more than one compound.

  • 90 to 100%10 filings
  • 600,000 to <900,000 ppm (90%)3 filings
  • 10,000 ppm to <150,000 ppm (15%)7 filings
  • 1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)18 filings
  • 100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)69 filings
  • Practical Detection Limit to <100 ppm11 filings
  • Present but the amount or concentration range is unknown71 filings

60 of 189 filings

Capped at 60 rows so the page stays readable on a phone. The rest are in /api/public/disclosures.

DriveStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
power cable
What it is doing,
Function unknown at this time
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
90 to 100%

SKU HD-LXU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

DriveStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
power cable
What it is doing,
Function unknown at this time
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
90 to 100%

SKU HD-QHU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

DriveStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
power cable
What it is doing,
Function unknown at this time
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
90 to 100%

SKU HD-GDU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

DriveStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
power cable tube
What it is doing,
Other
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
90 to 100%

SKU HD-WHU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

External DVD driveBUFFALO
Where in the product,
power cable tube
What it is doing,
Other
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
90 to 100%

SKU BRXL-16U3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
power cable
What it is doing,
Function unknown at this time
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
90 to 100%

SKU LS210D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
power cable tube
What it is doing,
Other
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
90 to 100%

SKU LS210D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
power cable tube
What it is doing,
Other
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
90 to 100%

SKU LS710D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
power cable tube
What it is doing,
Other
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
90 to 100%

SKU LS720D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
power cable tube
What it is doing,
Other
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
90 to 100%

SKU LS720DB Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

MiniStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Connector Gasket
What it is doing,
Function unknown at this time
How much the filer reports,
600,000 to <900,000 ppm (90%)

SKU HD-PGF-EU Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

MiniStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Connector Gasket
What it is doing,
Function unknown at this time
How much the filer reports,
600,000 to <900,000 ppm (90%)

SKU HD-PZNU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

MiniStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
connector
What it is doing,
Function unknown at this time
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
600,000 to <900,000 ppm (90%)

SKU HD-PZNU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Power Supply
What it is doing,
Flame retardant
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
10,000 ppm to <150,000 ppm (15%)

SKU TS3420R Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
battery electrode
What it is doing,
Function unknown at this time
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
10,000 ppm to <150,000 ppm (15%)

SKU WS5420DN5 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Power Supply
What it is doing,
Flame retardant
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
10,000 ppm to <150,000 ppm (15%)

SKU TS5420DN Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Power Supply
What it is doing,
Flame retardant
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
10,000 ppm to <150,000 ppm (15%)

SKU WS5420RN5 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Power Supply
What it is doing,
Flame retardant
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
10,000 ppm to <150,000 ppm (15%)

SKU TS5420RN Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Power Supply
What it is doing,
Flame retardant
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
10,000 ppm to <150,000 ppm (15%)

SKU TS3420RN Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
battery electrode
What it is doing,
Function unknown at this time
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
10,000 ppm to <150,000 ppm (15%)

SKU WS5420RN5 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

Business SwitchBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Resin parts
What it is doing,
Anti-slip agent
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU BS Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
power cable
What it is doing,
Function unknown at this time
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU LS220D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Hard Disk Drive
What it is doing,
Processing aids not otherwise specified
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU LS210D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
power cable
What it is doing,
Function unknown at this time
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU LS720D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
power cable
What it is doing,
Function unknown at this time
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU LS220DB Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Hard Disk Drive
What it is doing,
Processing aids not otherwise specified
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU LS220DB Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
power cable
What it is doing,
Function unknown at this time
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU LS720DB Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Hard Disk Drive
What it is doing,
Processing aids not otherwise specified
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU LS220D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

Replacement HDDBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Hard Disk Drive
What it is doing,
Processing aids not otherwise specified
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU OP-HD Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Hard Disk Drive
What it is doing,
Processing aids not otherwise specified
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU TS3430D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
capacitor
What it is doing,
Other
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU TS3420RN Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
capacitor
What it is doing,
Other
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU TS3430DN Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
capacitor
What it is doing,
Other
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU TS3420R Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
capacitor
What it is doing,
Other
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU TS3230DN Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
capacitor
What it is doing,
Other
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU TS3430D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
capacitor
What it is doing,
Other
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU TS3420DN Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
capacitor
What it is doing,
Other
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU TS5820DN Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

TeraStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
capacitor
What it is doing,
Other
Compound,
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)

SKU TS3430RN Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

DriveStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
chip resistor
What it is doing,
Defoamer
Compound,
Methyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silanone (CAS 63148-56-1)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU HD-GDU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

DriveStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
chip resistor
What it is doing,
Defoamer
Compound,
Methyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silanone (CAS 63148-56-1)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU HD-LXU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

DriveStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
chip resistor
What it is doing,
Defoamer
Compound,
Methyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silanone (CAS 63148-56-1)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU HD-WHU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

DriveStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
chip resistor
What it is doing,
Defoamer
Compound,
Methyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silanone (CAS 63148-56-1)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU HD-QHU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

DriveStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Hard Disk Drive
What it is doing,
Processing aids not otherwise specified
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU HD-WHU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

DriveStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
chip resistor
What it is doing,
Defoamer
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU HD-WHU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

DriveStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Hard Disk Drive
What it is doing,
Processing aids not otherwise specified
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU HD-QHU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

DriveStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
chip resistor
What it is doing,
Defoamer
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU HD-QHU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

DriveStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Hard Disk Drive
What it is doing,
Processing aids not otherwise specified
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU HD-LXU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

DriveStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
chip resistor
What it is doing,
Defoamer
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU HD-LXU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

DriveStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
chip resistor
What it is doing,
Defoamer
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU HD-GDU3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

External DVD driveBUFFALO
Where in the product,
chip resistor
What it is doing,
Defoamer
Compound,
Methyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silanone (CAS 63148-56-1)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU BRXL-16U3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

External DVD driveBUFFALO
Where in the product,
chip resistor
What it is doing,
Defoamer
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU BRXL-16U3 Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
chip resistor
What it is doing,
Defoamer
Compound,
Methyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silanone (CAS 63148-56-1)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU LS220DB Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
chip resistor
What it is doing,
Defoamer
Compound,
Methyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silanone (CAS 63148-56-1)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU LS220D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
chip resistor
What it is doing,
Defoamer
Compound,
Methyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silanone (CAS 63148-56-1)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU LS210D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Hard Disk Drive
What it is doing,
Processing aids not otherwise specified
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU LS220D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
chip resistor
What it is doing,
Defoamer
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU LS220D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Hard Disk Drive
What it is doing,
Processing aids not otherwise specified
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU LS210D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Hard Disk Drive
What it is doing,
Processing aids not otherwise specified
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU LS220DB Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
chip resistor
What it is doing,
Defoamer
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU LS210D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

LinkStationBUFFALO
Where in the product,
Hard Disk Drive
What it is doing,
Processing aids not otherwise specified
Compound,
PFAS Present but unknown at this time (CAS TEMPORARY)
How much the filer reports,
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)

SKU LS720D Series · Minnesota disclosure MN-8WLB63C · published 2026-09-30

Other companies that have filed

Source, manufacturer filings made to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency under the state’s PFAS in Products law and published through PRISM, run by the Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse. These are the manufacturers’ own statements, not our grades and not laboratory results. A filing covers the product as sold in Minnesota and says nothing about products or formulations the company did not file. Reporting was still open when this was pulled, so absence from the set is not evidence a product is PFAS-free.