Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 75813

Perfluorooctanoic Acid: Regulation

Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

LabourEdinburgh South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to further restrict the (a) sale or (b) use of (i)perfluorooctanoic acid and (ii) products which contain it.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and related compounds are already banned in the UK under the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation 2019/1021, as amended. That legislation prohibits the manufacturing, placing on the market and use of PO...

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