Tag: PFAS
What are PFAS, where are they found and what are the health risks? : Current Woman Le MAG
Many everyday products, such as the coatings of non-stick pans or our favorite beauty products, contain PFAS in their composition. These substances, until now unknown to the general public, are…
PFAS: what are eternal pollutants and in which everyday products are they found? : Current Woman Le MAG
While the presence of PFAS, also known as “eternal pollutants”is increasingly documented, a bill aimed at banning them in four families of consumer products is being examined in the National…
“Don’t touch my frying pan”: Seb employees mobilized against the PFAS law
Demonstration of employees of the Seb group against a bill aimed at banning per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in France from 2026, on April 3, 2024 in Paris (AFP/ALAIN JOCARD)…
In Rumilly, “eternal pollutants” in the blood of residents
“Make no mistake, it’s not great to have PFAS in your blood. » The woman speaking has just learned that “eternal pollutants” are coursing through her veins. Aged 43, Anne…
Belgium seeks responsibility for water contamination scandal
The Committee on Energy, Environment and Climate at the Parliament in Brussels meets on the case of water pollution by PFAS. On the video screen, Brussels Minister of the Environment…
Danger for climate goals?: Associations reject general PFAS ban
Danger for climate goals? Associations reject general PFAS ban 08/03/2023, 11:20 am The EU is considering banning a huge group of chemicals – the PFAS chemicals. But the industry associations…
what are the health effects of PFAS?
LÉA GIRARDOT FOR “THE WORLD” Little studied before the 2000s, almost unknown to the public, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are nevertheless omnipresent in the products we use and consume,…
The European Union is considering a ban on PFAS chemicals
Published on 02/07/2023 at 2:45 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters by Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – The…
Europe: The European Union is studying a ban on PFAS chemicals
by Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – The European Union on Tuesday began considering a proposal to ban substances known as PFAS or “eternal chemicals”, in what could become the bloc’s broadest…
PFAS “eternal” pollutants: first step towards a ban in the EU
The 3M plant during a pilot installation for the purification of PFAS, on the Oosterweel site, in Antwerp, Belgium, September 27, 2022 (BELGA/AFP/Archives/NICOLAS MAETERLINCK) Towards a ban on so-called “eternal”…
Europeans are paving the way for a mass PFAS ban
Haro on PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances. The European Chemicals Agency published a proposal on Tuesday 7 February to ban these ultra-toxic chemical compounds called “eternal pollutants” due to their…
3M will stop producing PFAS chemicals by 2025
Posted on 2022-12-20 at 5:34 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters (Reuters) –…