The European Union is taking steps to regulate PFAS, or 'forever chemicals,' which are synthetic pollutants that resist breakdown in both the human body and the environment. The article discusses the difficulty of exposure, noting that some industries are lobbying against more stringent regulations.

They are known as "forever chemicals": synthetic compounds that resist breakdown in the human body and the environment. Also known as PFAS, there are thousands of them, and you might not even realise that you are being exposed to them while doing simple everyday tasks like cooking. The EU does have a strict rulebook on chemicals, when compared to other parts of the world, but some say that industrial lobbying is holding back more stringent regulation. In this episode we look at how the EU is try...