Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 13
13
Acknowledged
Without a broad, group-based restriction on PFAS, the Government risks a “whack-a-mole” approach.
Conclusion
Without a broad, group-based restriction on PFAS, the Government risks a “whack-a-mole” approach. (Conclusion, Paragraph 56)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees with the committee on the potential benefits of a group-based approach to PFAS regulation and notes that its current scientific and regulatory expertise already supports this. It is awaiting the final EU REACH universal PFAS restriction to inform future UK approaches.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 6 July 2026. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗