The European Union will not vote on phasing out so-called forever chemicals before 2025, an EU official said, as the bloc moves to regulate the use of such chemicals, which are essential for industry but have long-term hazardous environmental impacts.
Known as PFAS, which stands for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, the chemicals are used in everything from cosmetics to furniture and have been linked to illnesses including cancer and liver damage.
"All member states agree on the need to phase out the use of PFAS in many applications," the official said in a briefing to journalists on Friday."We are talking about places where children play and where water is contaminated ... where people cannot drink water from the tap because of contamination," the official said.
"There is talk about thousands of substances ... and because it is something so important, it will take time to analyse this in detail," he added.
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