Set legal limits for PFAS in drinking water, ban PFAS in consumer goods and food
National
·398 contributorsIntroduce binding legal limits for PFAS in UK drinking water. Ban PFAS in cookware, cosmetics, fabrics, carpets and food packaging and pesticides with no extended phase-in period. Make polluters pay for clean-up and force companies to switch to safe alternatives, with penalties for non-compliance.
Emma Reynolds
Environment Secretary
PFAS health risks and NHS burden
Stricter foreign standards
Prevention cheaper than cleanup
UK PFAS contamination and persistence
UK groundwater PFAS extreme exceedance near foam site
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Set legal limits for PFAS in drinking water, ban PFAS in consumer goods and food
National
Introduce binding legal limits for PFAS in UK drinking water. Ban PFAS in cookware, cosmetics, fabrics, carpets and food packaging and pesticides with no extended phase-in period. Make polluters pay for clean-up and force companies to switch to safe alternatives, with penalties for non-compliance.
PFAS health risks and NHS burden
Stricter foreign standards
Prevention cheaper than cleanup
UK PFAS contamination and persistence
UK groundwater PFAS extreme exceedance near foam site