Overview

• Greenpeace reported PFAS in all 17 seafood samples from North and Baltic Sea markets and boats, with three fish samples exceeding EU food limits and most containing mixtures of multiple compounds.
• A single 150‑gram portion of certain sampled fish or crab can exceed EFSA’s tolerable weekly intake for adults, with children reaching the threshold at smaller servings.
• Germany’s Umweltbundesamt called the contamination very concerning, citing its own detections in fish and confirming a multi‑country dossier to initiate an EU‑wide restriction on the PFAS group.
• Germany’s federal government rejected a blanket EU ban, advocating a differentiated approach with exemptions and transition periods for uses lacking alternatives such as some medical products and protective gear.
• A separate probe found PFAS in the blood of 24 senior European politicians, while regulators have already limited PFAS in firefighting foams and Germany will tighten drinking‑water thresholds in 2026 and again in 2028.