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'Asbestos of the 21st Century': Calls to Ban Chemical Aussies Are Exposed to Every Day
The Senate inquiry made 47 recommendations including banning all PFAS chemicals and subsidising health screening for exposed residents and firefighters.
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Senate inquiry urges government to ban use of PFAS in firefighting foams - ABC listen
A federal Senate inquiry into PFAS — also known as 'forever chemicals' — has handed down its final report. The recommendations urge the government to impose a national ban on the use of firefighting foams containing PFAS, and to fast-track regulatory reforms to remove PFAS from all food contact packaging in Australia. Labor senators delivered a dissenting report, warning "prescriptive policy interventions" may not be supported by evidence and
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