Europe 1 with AFP 4:58 p.m., April 4, 2024
MPs approved on Thursday at first reading an environmental bill aimed at restricting the manufacture and sale of products containing PFAS or eternal pollutants, however excluding kitchen utensils from its scope, after strong mobilization this week from manufacturers.
The text was approved unanimously, with 186 votes for and zero against, despite the government's reluctance on several points. The main article presented by the ecologist Nicolas Thierry plans to ban from January 1, 2026 the manufacture, import and sale of any cosmetic product, wax product (for skis) or textile clothing product containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, with the exception of protective clothing for security and civil security professionals.
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