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PFAS – general ban does not make sense

In 2021 , three member states and Norway submitted an application to the EU Commission with the aim of banning the use of around 10,000 perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances – known as PFAS . The best-known of these alkyl compounds include Teflon © and Viton ©.