Two decisions that speak volumes. The Seb group has therefore decided to participate financially in the filtration of water near its Tefal installations in Haute-Savoie. In 2023, another industrial giant, Arkema, recommended against eating carrots from the vegetable gardens adjacent to its factory. Two announcements that each sound… like a confession.
That of having participated in the contamination of soil and water by perfluorinated compounds, massively used for decades for their water-repellent and flame-retardant properties before falling from their pedestal. Because what makes these molecules magical also makes them evil: they hardly degrade and therefore accumulate everywhere, in water, in the air, in our bodies.
Subscribe to read more
Already subscribed? To log in