PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(8 September 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to further restrict the (a) sale or (b) use of (i)perfluorooctanoic acid and (ii) products which contain it.
Asked by:
Dr Scott Arthur (Labour)
Asked by:
Dr Scott Arthur (Labour)
Answer
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and related compounds are already banned in the UK under the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation 2019/1021, as amended. That legislation prohibits the manufacturing, placing on the market and use of POPs, including PFOA.
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