The National Assembly adopted this Thursday at first reading an environmentalist bill aimed at restricting the manufacture and sale of products containing PFAS or eternal pollutants. However, it excluded kitchen utensils from its scope, after a 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.