ECHA: adoption of the Risk Assessment Committee's opinion on PFAS restriction proposal

The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Risk Assessment Committee has adopted its opinion "drawing on an extensive and independent evaluation of PFAS hazards, volumes, emissions, risks and the likely effectiveness of a restriction as well as its practicality, including enforceability", on 03/03/2026.

According to the agency, the "adopted RAC opinion will be published soon, providing full details of the opinion content".

The Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) evaluation "is based on the proposal submitted on 13/01/2023 by the national authorities of the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which covered all PFAS and all uses. It aims to reduce PFAS emissions into the environment and make products and processes safer for people", specified ECHA.

"RAC is one of ECHA’s two scientific committees responsible for evaluating EU-wide restriction proposals under the EU’s chemicals regulation, REACH". The Socio-Economic Analysis Committee (SEAC) will "evaluates the socio-economic impacts of a restriction taking into account the availability of alternatives".

SEAC is expected to agree…