EU moves to tighten rules on harmful pollutants: The invisible danger of 'forever chemicals'

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EU moves to tighten rules on harmful pollutants: The invisible danger of 'forever chemicals'

They are known as "forever chemicals": synthetic compounds that resist breakdown in the human body and the environment.

Also known as PFAS, there are thousands of them, and you might not even realise