The decision is a result of the European Food Safety Authority’s resolve to sharpen its assessment of how many PFAS substances it is safe to ingest per week throughout life without being exposed to a health risk.
The Swedish Food Agency has decided to establish a limit value as low as possible for the four PFASs in question. At the same time the Agency lowers the limit value for three other substances.
The proposed limit values are:
- PFAS (sum of PFOS, PFOA, PFNA og PFHxS): 4 nanograms per litre
- Arsenic: 5 micrograms per litre
- Lead: 5 micrograms per litre
- Cadmium: 0.50 micrograms per litre
According to the bill (text in Swedish), the limit values become effective as of 1 January 2023.
For more information on substances in drinking water, please contact:
Helle Buchardt Boyd
hbb@dhigroup.com
Tel +45 4516 9097
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