PFAS: France ahead of Europe... or in break with science?

With the enactment of the Act of 27 February 2025 prohibiting certain uses of PFAS, France became the first European country to legislate unilaterally against this whole family of substances. Presented as a strong act in favour of public health and the environment, this decision, widely welcomed in the media space, nevertheless raises growing reservations in the scientific and industrial circles. The French trajectory questions by its scope, its…