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EU restricts PFAS in firefighting foams under REACH Annex XVII
PFAS EU REACHEuropean CommissionEU
Announced
Oct 2, 2025
Description
Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1988 of 2 October 2025 restricts per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams under REACH Annex XVII. The regulation sets a concentration limit of 1 mg/L for the sum of all PFAS as recommended by ECHA's RAC and SEAC committees. This restriction implements the Council's 2019 call to eliminate all non-essential uses of PFAS and the 2020 Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability.
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EU restricts PFAS in firefighting foams under REACH Annex XVII
(27) The Commission agrees with the concentration limit as proposed by RAC and SEAC, which is a concentration of. 1 mg/L for the sum of all PFAS
EU restricts PFAS in firefighting foams under REACH Annex XVII
EC [(1)](#ntr1-L_202501988EN.000101-E0001), and in particular Article 68(1) thereof, Whereas: | | | | --- | --- | | (1) | Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (‘PFAS’) are a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals that are used widely in the Union, including in firefighting foams. PFAS are defined by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (‘OECD’) as any substances that contain at least one fully