In a regulation adopted on Wednesday 7 December, the European Commission has set maximum limits for four PFAS in food to reduce consumer exposure to these highly toxic, so-called ‘forever’ chemical substances - exposure that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has identified as a concern.
These chemical substances are perfluorooctane sulphonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) and perfluorohexanesulphonic acid (PFHxS).
The regulation sets...