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The European Commission is planning to suggest a prohibition on the usage of PFAS, commonly known as "forever chemicals," in consumer goods with some exceptions that are still to be confirmed ...

The EU is poised to backtrack on a plan to ban toxic substances including PFAS "forever chemicals" after pressure from industry groups. The EU had promised to ban PFAS and other substances, which can ...

Relevant EU regulation on PFAS also includes the Drinking Water Directive, which includes limits for total PFAS set at 0.5 µg/L, and the sum of 20 PFAS deemed to be of most concern at 0.1 µg/L. It ...

A full-scale furor is erupting in Europe, pitting industry against government. The European Commission (EC) is proposing that all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) be banned because it ...

"States like Maine have already implemented PFAS laws. Maine's reporting requirement, where they're trying to gather all the information on PFAS they can, would lead to—as the law is currently written ...

Phasing out PFAS in nonessential products is already underway, with the European Union (EU) leading legislative action with its mandate that went into effect in February 2025 specifying ...

The problem is that PFAS describe more than 12,000 different substances, which makes them very difficult to regulate. And should all these substances be banned, it would be a challenge to maintain our ...