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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 ↗