France on Thursday passed a law banning the use of cosmetics and the so -called “Forever Chemicals” in clothing.
Forever chemicals, or perforalocill and polyphloralocill substances (PFA) are chemicals that do not break into a natural environment and can be harmful to human health and environment.
The law, which is to effectively effective in 2026, ban, import, export and sell cosmetic products, clothes and PFA -containing shoes.
The restriction also extends to wax products that contain PFAS substances, for example they waxed the ski, but do not cover protective clothing and footwear worn by security guards and firefighters.
The PFA consists of over 10,000 different chemicals, many of which are highly toxic and can remain and remain for a very long time. Substances are suspected to be caused by liver damage as well as kidney and testicular cancer.
Due to their unique characteristics, they are used in many products, from clothing to cooking utensils and carpets.
The new law also involves the responsibility of examining the future for the presence of chemicals forever in drinking water, after the warnings of environmentalists and members of the water industry that PFA can be detected in tap water.
The government plans to propose updated health standards about chemicals forever in drinking water within next year.
Initially the ban was also to apply to the kitchen utensils, but the French manufacturers gave water to be fed after the concern that such a ban would result in job loss.
A year ago, New Zealand became one of the world’s first countries to ban forever chemicals in cosmetics from the end of 2026.
The European Union has already banned the use of a subgroup of PFAS and is discussing comprehensive ban with some exceptions. Industry associations have warned that this may threaten high -tech industries.
