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Perfluorooctanoic Acid: Regulation

Asked by Dr Scott ArthurLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 75813

The question

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.

Answered by Emma Hardy

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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