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Tag: PFAS

  • Denmark bans 23 PFAS pesticides

    15 Jul 2025

    The Danish Environmental Protection Agency withdrew the approval of 23 pesticides containing TFA, a short-chain PFAS compound, following an assessment about their environmental imp...

    Tags: Pesticides, PFAS, TFA

  • Independent scientists criticise a campaign aimed at undermining PFAS regulation

    12 Jun 2025

    RTBF reported that a campaign is ongoing to alter the definition of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances)—a group of highly persistent and mobile chemicals known for their s...

    Tags: Campaign, PFAS, Scientists

  • PFAS Pollution: A Growing Public Health and Environmental Concern

    05 Jun 2025

    Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals used to make products resistant to heat, stains, grease, and water. However, they pose serious risks to human hea...

    Tags: European Commission, PFAS

  • Some persistent organic pollutants linked to higher risk of Multiple Sclerosis

    03 Mar 2025

    Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are chemicals found among others in paint, printing inks, lubricants, and pesticides. They are present in the environment and can turn into hydrox...

    Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, PCBs, PFAS

  • France bans PFAS in cosmetics and consumer textiles

    21 Feb 2025

    France passed a law on Thursday banning the use of so-called of PFAS or “forever chemicals” in cosmetics and clothing. These chemicals are highly toxic, very persistent...

    Tags: forever chemicals, France, PFAS

  • German petitions call for EU-wide PFAS phase-out as industry resistance mounts

    28 Jan 2025

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    Tags: European Parliament, forever chemicals, PFAS

  • 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...

    Tags: PFAS, Pollution

  • ’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...

    Tags: chemicals, PFAS, water

  • 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 ...

    Tags: Consumers, Food Safety, microplastics, PFAS

  • 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...

    Tags: ECHA, European Commission, health, PFAS

  • 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...

    Tags: chemicals, ECHA, Environment, health, PFAS

  • 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...

    Tags: EFSA, Food Safety, PFAS

  • 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...

    Tags: Endocrine disruptors, European Commission, food contact materials, PFAS

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