Overview

• EU environment and climate ministers from 18 countries pricked their fingers in Aalborg on July 10 to test their blood for PFAS exposure in a public awareness drive.
• Blood samples will be analyzed for 13 PFAS compounds, with results due after the summer to measure individual contamination levels.
• Latest data from the UK Environment Agency show that nearly all tested rivers and lakes in England exceed proposed PFAS safety limits.
• A joint proposal by Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden to ban nearly all PFAS remains under review at the European Chemicals Agency with industry groups seeking carve-outs.
• European Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall has said the Commission will propose phasing out PFAS in consumer products with exemptions for critical sectors such as semiconductors, batteries and pharmaceuticals.