Overview
- ANSES released an opinion and two technical reports totaling nearly 700 pages after a two‑year mission commissioned by five French ministries.
- The agency reports detection of PFAS across foods, human tissues, soils, sludge, groundwater, and tap water in France.
- ANSES urges expanded surveillance in air, soils, household dust, and workplaces, and outlines tiered monitoring that includes ongoing, exploratory, and source‑focused programs.
- The findings are set against EU rules requiring all member states to check 20 PFAS in drinking water from 2026, a list that excludes the persistent compound TFA.
- ANSES backs EU moves to restrict PFAS under REACH, while researchers and an environmental group have warned that industry pressure could narrow the proposed limits.