,"On 23 October 2025, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) released a comprehensive review of PFAS contamination and toxicity data across France. This unprecedented analysis compiled nearly 2 million data points covering 142 PFAS in various environmental media (water, air, soil, sediments, biota), food, consumer goods, and human biomonitoring samples (blood, urine, breast milk).
The review revealed wide disparities in data availability, with extensive data for water and food but significant gaps for air, dust, and soil. PFAS levels in human biomonitoring were below European reference thresholds for PFOS and PFOA, and comparable to other EU countries.
Using contamination and toxicity information, ANSES developed a categorisation of 247 PFAS (including trifluoroacetic acid) and proposed three monitoring strategies:
Permanent monitoring for the most concerning and recurrent PFAS.
Occasional exploratory monitoring for less-documented substances.
Localised monitoring for known or suspected contamination zones.
ANSES also recommended:
Expanding research into PFAS released from consumer and construction materials.
Strengthening knowledge of occupational exposure and PFAS degradation products.
Establishing a national system for dynamic data updates linked to the French interministerial PFAS plan.
Integrating PFAS monitoring with other persistent pollutants such as dioxins, PCBs, PAHs, and heavy metals."
Consumer News Region