Communities and residents of polluted sites have been mobilizing across Europe in recent days in response to revelations by ...

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A proposed ban on PFAS chemicals is being challenged over concerns about potential supply chain disruption in the ...

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 PFAS ban, which EU Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall told Reuters in a recent interview, could come with certain allowances for critical industry applications. The EU's draft for this ...

The European Commission is expected to propose a ban on the use of PFAS in consumer products next year. Credit: Fabrizio Maffei/Shutterstock. The PFAS ban, which EU Environment Commissioner Jessika ...

The five countries called for a blanket ban because the prevailing EU system of tackling chemical substances one by one meant that any of the handful of PFAS already banned could simply be ...

Brussels: The European Commission intends to propose a ban on the use of PFAS, or "forever chemicals", in consumer products, with exemptions for essential industrial uses, the EU's environment ...