Seven MEPs from The Left and Verts/ALE groups have asked the European Commission to explain why results of the Veneto Region's PFAS monitoring plan for agri-food products have not been made public, and whether Italy and the region are meeting their consumer-risk-assessment obligations under EU law. The written question, submitted on 6 July 2026, targets the lack of transparency and potential health risks from perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in food and groundwater in the Veneto region.
The MEPs note that PFAS enter the food chain primarily through soil and agricultural run-off, and that the Veneto Region's monitoring plan covers the agri-food supply chain and products for sale. They ask three specific questions: why the results for the red and orange zones are not yet public and when they will be published; what measures the regional environmental protection agency ARPAV must take under Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/931, and whether the failure to publish results, lack of tracking, and limited product range risk further contamination under Regulation (EU) 2023/915; and whether, given critical PFAS levels documented by ARPAV, Italy and Veneto are fulfilling consumer-risk-assessment obligations under Annex I, paragraph 3(c) of Delegated Regulation 2022/931.
The question invokes the precautionary principle and references Recommendation (EU) 2022/1431 and Regulation (EU) 2022/2388 on PFAS monitoring. The Commission typically has six weeks to reply; its answer will signal whether it considers the regional monitoring efforts adequate or whether enforcement action may follow.
The question pressures the Commission to scrutinise regional and national authorities' compliance with EU food safety law. Veneto's agri-food producers face potential reputational and regulatory costs if monitoring gaps are confirmed. Consumers in the affected zones would benefit from greater transparency and risk assessment. The Commission itself may need to clarify its oversight role under delegated regulations.