Sweden plans to ban PFAS in consumer goods including clothing, cosmetics, kitchenware, waterproofing agents and ski wax from 1 January 2028. The national measure would move ahead of broader EU rules on chemicals linked to cancers, fertility problems, immune disruption and persistent pollution.
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Sweden yapanga kupiga marufuku PFAS kwenye bidhaa za kila siku

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Sweden inapanga kupiga marufuku PFAS katika bidhaa za matumizi kama nguo, vipodozi, vyombo vya jikoni, kemikali za kuzuia maji na nta ya ski kuanzia 1 Januari 2028. Hatua hiyo ya kitaifa ingetangulia kanuni pana za EU kuhusu kemikali zinazohusishwa na saratani, matatizo ya uzazi na mfumo wa kinga.

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