Forever Chemicals (PFAS)

  • In May 2025, the 12th Conference of the Parties (COP-12) to the Stockholm Convention decided to list Long-Chain Perfluorocarboxylic Acids (LC-PFCAs) and their salts in Annex A (Elimination).
  • On October 6, 2025, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a draft notification proposing a complete ban on PFAS in food contact and packaging materials.
  • A landmark study released in January 2026 estimated that PFAS pollution could cost the European Union approximately €440 billion by 2050 in health and remediation expenses.
  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are a group of over 10,000 synthetic chemicals widely used in industrial and consumer products ....
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