France, May 21 -- Three organisations - Generations Futures, Notre Affaire a Tous and Bloom - alongside six individuals exposed to PFAS pollution, filed the case before the Paris Administrative Court on Wednesday.

The plaintiffs say the state has failed to adequately protect both the environment and public health from the risks linked to the chemicals.

In a joint statement released on Thursday, the organisations said they were seeking a court order forcing the government to take stronger action to halt PFAS pollution and to cover the environmental and health costs associated with contamination.

Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances - PFAS - are synthetic chemicals widely used in industrial processes and consumer products because of their ...