firefighting foams

Geneva (September 4, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 126.25, reporting on the US state of Illinois’s amendments to its law on intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams. PFAS, sometimes referred to as ‘forever chemicals’, are increasingly restricted due to their harmful effects