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Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

Commons · Question 24102 · Tabled 14 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 20 Jan 2025

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Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances where there are alternatives.

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Answered by Emma Hardy, 20 Jan 2025

A Regulatory Management Options Analysis (RMOA), published in April 2023, made a detailed assessment of the range of hazards and risks from Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) identified in Great Britain, as well as a preliminary analysis of the av...