Duty of care: SEB served with a formal notice by 3 NGOs to draw up a plan to phase out the use of PFAS

"Through the formal notice served on Groupe SEB, we are calling for an update to its vigilance plan, as well as a roadmap for phasing out the use of PFAS substances in its operations and for the redeployment of staff affected by this transition", said Emma Feyeux, head of health and environmental inequalities projects at French Ngo Notre Affaire à Tous, to News Tank on 13 October 2026.

This formal notice, issued by Notre Affaire à Tous, ClientEarth and Générations futures, gives Groupe SEB three months to propose a new strategy. “If there is no response, or if the strategy is deemed insufficient, we will be able to take them to the 34^th Chamber of the Paris Judicial Court,” she explains.

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