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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13079

8 December 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 39
SECTORAL POLICIES / Food safety
European Commission sets individual and total maximum levels for four PFAS in food
Brussels, 07/12/2022 (Agence Europe)

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...

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