Firefighting Foam Ban Possible as Canada Looks at Risks of ‘Forever Chemicals’

Firefighting Foam Ban Possible as Canada Looks at Risks of ‘Forever Chemicals’
Firefighters spray foam on the train crash site in Lac-Megantic, Que., July 14, 2013. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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Firefighting foams, cosmetics and food packaging that contain cancer-causing “forever chemicals” could be limited or outright banned in Canada following a federal government risk assessment of the products.

Environment and Climate Change Canada says in its draft report on PFAS chemicals that there are broad concerns about the risks they pose to both humans and the environment.