Senate inquiry urges government to ban use of PFAS in firefighting foams

20/11/2025 9 min
Senate inquiry urges government to ban use of PFAS in firefighting foams

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A federal Senate inquiry into PFAS — also known as 'forever chemicals' — has handed down its final report. The recommendations urge the government to impose a national ban on the use of firefighting foams containing PFAS, and to fast-track regulatory reforms to remove PFAS from all food contact packaging in Australia.Labor senators delivered a dissenting report, warning "prescriptive policy interventions" may not be supported by evidence and have "undesirable consequences".Guest: Lidia Thorpe, independent Senator for Victoria and Chair of the Senate Select Committee on PFASProducer: Isadora Bogle 

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