French food safety agency finds forever chemicals in more than 90% of tap water
• Dec 6, 2025, 4:55 PM
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France's food safety agency, the ANSES, has found that 92 percent of the country's drinking water contains forever chemicals known as PFAS. The report analysed more than 600 tap water samples and an equal number of untreated water samples over a two-year period. Meanwhile, another study has found that breakfast cereals and bread here in Europe are also heavily contaminated with PFAS. We speak to François Veillerette, director of the NGO Generations Futures and former president of Greenpeace France.
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