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Not banning ‘forever chemicals’ in the EU will cost €2 trillion over the next 20 years
14 Jan 2025
A total of €2 trillion, or an annual bill of €100 billion over two decades, is the cost of cleaning PFAS or “forever chemicals” from the environment, if they keep being pro...
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’Forever chemicals’ found above threshold levels in many water bodies in Europe
13 Dec 2024
The European Environment Agency has released the data on PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals” and the amounts of them found in Europe, in rivers, lakes, transitional and coa...
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Crackdown on PFAS, US and France move to protect consumers from forever chemicals
15 Apr 2024
Several states are initiating measures to safeguard their consumers from PFAS, or Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly dubbed ‘forever chemicals’ due to their ...
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ECHA received 5,600 comments on PFAS restriction proposal
26 Sep 2023
Over 4,400 organisations, companies, and individuals have contributed their comments and information regarding the proposal to limit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with...
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ECHA publishes PFAS restriction proposal
09 Feb 2023
ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency, published a restriction proposal on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as ‘forever chemicals’). The proposal was...
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PFAS: European Commission adopts new rules against dangerous contaminants in food
07 Dec 2022
The European Commission adopted new rules to protect citizens against chemicals that can have negative consequences on the immune system, the development of foe...
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Consumers organization calls for a reform of the EU food packaging legislation
21 Dec 2021
Consumers’ concern about the safety of food packaging materials is increasing across Europe. According to data from the Eurobarometer, 86% of European consumers have worries abou...
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