Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 96442
Drinking Water and Food: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025
Question
Alex Easton
Independent — North Down
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the current regulatory framework for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in (a) food and (b) drinking water.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) aims to keep levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food as low as reasonably achievable and is keeping the issue of PFAS under review. Food business operators have a legal responsibility to ensure that any...
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