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PFAS: Six months after France bans 'forever chemicals,' the law is still not enforced
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The Directorate General for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) is unable to carry out large-scale inspections to determine whether manufacturers are complying with the ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, also known as 'forever chemicals') in certain product
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