Leaked documents show that the European Commission is poised to renege on its pledge to ban all but the most important European hazardous chemicals. The pledge to ban the most harmful chemicals in consumer products and only allow them where necessary is a flagship component of the 2020 European Green Deal launch. Between 7,000 and 12,000 hazardous substances are expected to be banned in all marketable products in an update to the EU’s Reach regulation, including many “permanent chemicals” – or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – which Accumulates in nature and in humans and is associated with various hormonal, reproductive and carcinogenic diseases. But the Guardian has learned that…