The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee will hear evidence on Wednesday 4 February from the Minister for Water, and environmental and health and safety regulators, in the final session of its inquiry into addressing the .risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).

Under new rules entering into application today, Member States must monitor, in a harmonised way, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) levels in drinking water to ensure compliance with the new EU limit values under the recast Drinking Water Directive.

The Environment Agency is progressing its work into managing PFAS in the water environment with the completion of a research project which developed thresholds for water for several per- and poly fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

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MPs on the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee will hear evidence from experts today from 2.30pm onwards about the potential risks of PFAS chemicals contaminating water and soil.

The Government has published its revised Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) which sets out an ambitious five-year roadmap to tackle the nature and climate crisis, improve public health, and support sustainable growth.

The BBC is reporting that 7 water companies in England and Wales have been ordered to cut levels of Poly and Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS), or “forever chemicals”, in drinking water which could pose a potential danger to human health.

Canadian-based firm FREDsense has launched the first field-based PFAS detector delivering same-day, lab-quality results on site - until now, testing for “forever chemicals” has required weeks of lab turnaround, slowing remediation, driving up costs and leaving communities exposed.

MPs on the House of Commons Environment Audit Committee will hear from UK PFAS manufacturers on safeguards against contamination in a live evidence session starting at 14.30pm this afternoon.

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee will hold the first evidence session of its inquiry into Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) – also known as ‘forever chemicals’ on Wednesday 25 June.