Cepheid and PFAS, what the company told Minnesota
Cepheid has filed 23 PFAS disclosures with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, covering 3 products and naming 9 distinct compounds across 21 components. 5 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
- 23
- Products covered
- 3
- Compounds named
- 9
- Declared uses
- 6
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%5 filings
- 150,000 ppm to <300,000 ppm (30%)1 filing
- 10,000 ppm to <150,000 ppm (15%)2 filings
- 1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)11 filings
- Practical Detection Limit to <100 ppm2 filings
- Present but the amount or concentration range is unknown2 filings
All 23 filings
- Where in the product,
- Internal electrical component
- What it is doing,
- Durability agent
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
- How much the filer reports,
- 90 to 100%
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Sub-material residue
- What it is doing,
- Lubricating agent
- Compound,
- 1-Propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymd. (CAS 69991-67-9)
- How much the filer reports,
- 90 to 100%
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Internal host (internal tube/host component)
- What it is doing,
- Durability agent
- Compound,
- Ethene, 1,1-difluoro-, homopolymer (CAS 24937-79-9)
- How much the filer reports,
- 90 to 100%
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Antenna, Insulator SMPS, Wire
- What it is doing,
- Durability agent
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) (FEP) (CAS 25067-11-2)
- How much the filer reports,
- 90 to 100%
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- DC Fan, Transformer, Relay, Connector, Cable
- What it is doing,
- Durability agent
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
- How much the filer reports,
- 90 to 100%
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Transformer
- What it is doing,
- Durability agent
- Compound,
- poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) (ETFE 2) (CAS 68258-85-5)
- How much the filer reports,
- 150,000 ppm to <300,000 ppm (30%)
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Internal mechanical ejector component
- What it is doing,
- Friction agent
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
- How much the filer reports,
- 10,000 ppm to <150,000 ppm (15%)
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Internal leadscrew and damped drive mechanism
- What it is doing,
- Friction agent
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
- How much the filer reports,
- 10,000 ppm to <150,000 ppm (15%)
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Internal LED holder / mounting component
- What it is doing,
- Flame retardant
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
- How much the filer reports,
- 1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Internal electrical connector
- What it is doing,
- Insulators
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
- How much the filer reports,
- 1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Front molded housing / enclosure
- What it is doing,
- Flame retardant
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
- How much the filer reports,
- 1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Printed circuit board cover (internal enclosure component)
- What it is doing,
- Flame retardant
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
- How much the filer reports,
- 1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Rear molded housing / enclosure
- What it is doing,
- Flame retardant
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
- How much the filer reports,
- 1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Internal structural frame
- What it is doing,
- Flame retardant
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
- How much the filer reports,
- 1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Internal latch and structural frame component
- What it is doing,
- Flame retardant
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
- How much the filer reports,
- 1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Injection-molded structural plastic component (housing or enclosure)
- What it is doing,
- Flame retardant
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
- How much the filer reports,
- 1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Internal electrical connector component
- What it is doing,
- Durability agent
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
- How much the filer reports,
- 1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Internal structural baffle
- What it is doing,
- Flame retardant
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
- How much the filer reports,
- 1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Protective Coat 2
- What it is doing,
- Lubricating agent
- Compound,
- siloxanes and Silicones, Me 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl (CAS 63148-56-1)
- How much the filer reports,
- 1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Connector
- What it is doing,
- Durability agent
- Compound,
- 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutane-1-sulfonic acid (CAS 375-73-5)
- How much the filer reports,
- Practical Detection Limit to <100 ppm
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- Connector
- What it is doing,
- Durability agent
- Compound,
- triethyl-[1-(1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutylsulfonyloxy)ethyl]azanium (CAS 25628-08-4)
- How much the filer reports,
- Practical Detection Limit to <100 ppm
HTS 9027504015 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- GREASE, DUPONT KRYTOX GPL202, 20KG
- What it is doing,
- Lubricating agent
- Compound,
- perfluoropolyether (PFPE 1) (CAS 60164-51-4)
- How much the filer reports,
- Present but the amount or concentration range is unknown
Product Family GeneXpert Cartridge · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
- Where in the product,
- GREASE, DUPONT KRYTOX GPL202, 20KG
- What it is doing,
- Thickening agent
- Compound,
- poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
- How much the filer reports,
- Present but the amount or concentration range is unknown
Product Family GeneXpert Cartridge · Minnesota disclosure MN-7QS1CLV · published 2026-09-12
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- Logitech Inc.8,590
- Oriental Motor USA Corp4,047
- Infinite Electronics International, Inc.3,860
- Kaeser Compressors, Inc.3,655
- Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC2,694
- Bose Corporation2,017
- Electro-Voice Dynacord LLC1,982
- Vertiv Holdings Co.1,822
- IMI Plc. 1,755
- Amphenol CS1,586
- Hydro-Gear1,511
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.