Recommendation 12

Due to the impracticality of assessing thousands of PFAS one by one, and the risk that new substances emerge faster than they can be evaluated, the UK’s current approach leaves regulators struggling to keep pace with industry innovation. While the burden of proof currently rests with Government before substances are banned, it is likely that without adopting a more ambitious approach the UK will continue to suffer significant PFAS contamination for many more decades. (Conclusion, Paragraph 55)