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“The European Parliament is to consider a legal change to restrict chemicals in cosmetics.
The chemicals, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, or PFAS, persist in the body and nature for a long time and have been linked to increased risk of cancer, reproductive disorders, and weakening of the immune system.
Dublin MEP Barry Andrews is bringing the legal change to the parliament today, and said that it would outlaw the use of these ‘forever chemicals’ specifically in cosmetics.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, he said: ‘There’s grades of PFAS, thousands of them. They’re everywhere. They’re used in all of the manufacturing across industry.’
‘But there are ones that are particularly prone to causing cancer, genetic mutations, and impact the reproductive system. So they’re the ones that we are seeking to have banned from the cosmetics industry, as well as those that are identified as endocrine disruptors.”…