This ever-increasing contamination with PFAS must finally be stopped. (Image: BUND/projectors)
Some PFAS have enormous health risks: cancer, organ damage and increased miscarriage rates are documented consequences. Because PFAS are now everywhere, more and more PFAS compounds are accumulating in our bodies and the environment. We believe: Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, as a doctor, can no longer ignore these dangers. Do you share our assessment? Then join our petition now and demand a clear no to the use of PFAS in the EU.
Health risks from PFAS
We know that some PFAS are chronically toxic even at extremely low concentrations. For example, they damage the immune system and the function of the thyroid gland. Other health consequences can include liver damage, reduced birth weight, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol and an increased risk of breast, kidney and testicular cancer.
PFAS are everywhere
PFAS are water and grease repellent and are used in food packaging, cosmetics and dental floss, contact lenses, outdoor clothing, baking paper and pan coatings. Even if consumers are careful to use PFAS-free products, they cannot adequately protect themselves. People ingest PFAS through food and drinking water. Since soil, drinking water and air are now contaminated with PFAS, PFAS accumulates in fish, vegetables and fruit and thus enters our bodies.
PFAS in the environment
PFAS also pose a burden on the environment and animals. Many are so mobile that they spread quickly and into the most remote regions of the earth and are very difficult to remove from soil and water. The concentration of eternal chemicals is constantly increasing.
You can do that
This ever-increasing contamination with PFAS must finally be stopped. Help ban PFAS in the EU. With your signature, call on Health Minister Karl Lauterbach to campaign for a PFAS ban!
SIGN PETITION NOW
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