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France's parliament votes to ban some uses of 'forever chemicals'

  • France's parliament voted to limit the production and sale of certain items containing 'forever chemicals,' including cosmetics and ski wax, with a vote of 231 to 51.
  • The bill received Senate approval last year and is awaiting President Emmanuel Macron's signature.
  • Chronic exposure to PFAS has been linked to health issues, including liver damage and cancer, prompting the legislation.
  • The law aims to prevent the sale of products containing PFAS for which alternatives exist, beginning in January 2026.
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France InfoFrance Info

Law prohibiting PFAS: how did your members of the Centre-Val de Loire vote on the prohibition of eternal pollutants?

The National Assembly passed a law to prohibit, from 1 January 2026 onwards, the manufacture, import and sale of products containing PFAS, persistent chemical substances, including cosmetics, clothing and ski clothes, with the aim of protecting public health and the environment. What choice have your deputies made in the Centre-Val de Loire region?

·Strasbourg, France
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France - National Assembly adopts far-reaching ban on "Evigkeitschemikalen" from 2026

In France, the use of eternity chemicals in cosmetics and clothing is prohibited from the beginning of next year. The National Assembly in Paris voted in favour of a corresponding law.

·Germany
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Radio France InternationaleRadio France Internationale

France cracks down on 'forever chemicals' in cosmetics, clothing

France's parliament on Thursday voted to limit the production and sale of some items containing polluting and health-threatening "forever chemicals" including cosmetics, most clothing and ski wax.

·Paris, France
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France's parliament votes to ban some uses of 'forever chemicals'

France's parliament on Thursday voted to limit the production and sale of some items containing polluting and health-threatening "forever chemicals" including cosmetics, most clothing and ski wax in the Alpine nation.

·United Kingdom
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Vogue ParisVogue Paris

PFAS: How to avoid them in cosmetics?

Practical Guide for Safer Cosmetics before the Act to Ban PFAS No. came into force in 2026.

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Law against eternal pollutants: clothing, cosmetics, shoes... Here are the products of everyday life that are concerned

The Assembly should finally approve on Thursday a bill restricting the manufacture and sale of products with eternal pollutants

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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