Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 32
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Existing PFAS contamination in the environment must be addressed alongside prevention.
Recommendation
Existing PFAS contamination in the environment must be addressed alongside prevention. Even with strong restrictions on future PFAS use, the UK already faces significant legacy contamination. Without action now, this legacy burden will pose long-term risks to public health and the environment, and mounting costs will continue to fall on government (and taxpayers) and water companies (and water bill payers). (Conclusion, Paragraph 113) 47
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 6 July 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗