They are found almost everywhere, threatening health and the environment, there are more than 14,000 of them, they were first used in 1940 and are found in food packaging, non-stick utensils, cosmetics, even in snow, soil, drinking water…
Perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS) – the so-called “forever chemicals” – are extremely persistent and remain for a long time in the environment and in the body when they come into contact with the skin or are consumed by humans.