But even a full ban would leave Europe with costs of €330 billion by 2050, the report warned. "Providing clarity on PFAS with bans for consumer uses is a top priority for both citizens and businesses," said EU environment chief Jessika Roswall. If the EU bans forever chemicals, the health costs would fall from about €39.5 billion a year in 2024 to roughly €0.5 billion by 2040, under a full phase-out scenario. Every day of inaction inflates the bill," said Noémie Jégou, policy officer for Chemicals at the European Environmental Bureau. "The EU must turn off the tap now through an ambitious EU restriction of PFAS present in consumer products and used in industrial processes."