Media advisory - The Government of Canada to hold a technical briefing on "forever chemicals": Draft State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Report

GATINEAU, QC, May 18, 2023 /CNW/ - Media representatives are advised that senior officials from Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada will jointly hold a bilingual technical briefing on the draft State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report. The Report is a draft assessment of the potential risks of these substances to the environment and human health.

PFAS, sometimes referred to as "forever chemicals", are a group of extremely persistent human-made substances used in a wide range of everyday products such as food packaging, clothing, and cosmetics.

The briefing will be on background only and is not for attribution.

Event:	Technical Briefing via Teleconference
Date:	Friday, May 19, 2023
Time:	10:00 a.m. (EDT)
Location:	Teleconference

Media representatives are asked to register by contacting Media Relations at Environment and Climate Change Canada to obtain dial-in information and to be added to the list to receive documents under embargo.

Note: Reporters are encouraged to use a microphone (headphones/headset), when possible, and to avoid using speaker mode if queuing up for questions to help ensure optimal sound quality.

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Kaitlin Power, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, 819-230-1557, [email protected]; Media Relations: Environment and Climate Change Canada, 819-938-3338 or 1-844-836-7799 (toll-free), [email protected]; Guillaume Bertrand, Senior Communications Advisor and Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, 613-957-0200, [email protected]; Media Relations: Health Canada, 613-957-2983, [email protected]