carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic chemicals chemicals legislation Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs environmental issue Europe fireCommission restricts the use of ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foams03/10/2025 Today, the Commission adopted new measures restricting the use of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in firefighting foams under the REACH Regulation, the EU’s chemicals legislation.