EU looks for balance in forever chemicals ban

Nicholas PrattJune 17, 2024
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Jun. 20, 2023.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Credit: Shutterstock/Alexandros Michailidis

Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, has told MEPs that the proposed blanket ban on the use of per and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) will also include some exemptions for “key technologies”.
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Nicholas PrattJune 17, 2024
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