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UK MPs Visit PFAS Contamination Hotspot, Call for Urgent Restrictions on 'Forever Chemicals'

MPs from the House of Commons environmental audit committee visited Bentham, North Yorkshire – the UK town with highest PFAS contamination – and called for urgent restrictions on 'forever chemicals' in consumer goods including school uniforms, cookware and food packaging, with bans to begin next year. The committee described the government's existing plan as 'short on decisive actions'.