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

IndependentNorth 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 Hardy
The 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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