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I think a 1% chance of permanent health effects manifesting years later is already plenty to get something banned.
Asbestos, leaded gas, plastics, forever chemicals, alcohol, and cigarettes are still used extensively and are far from getting banned by society.
Literally everything you mentioned has at least had its ban discussed, and most of those have been banned or at least restricted in some part of the world.
Discussing a ban and imposing restrictions in some jurisdictions is not what I would describe as "banned by society" especially when the deleterious health effects affect everyone exposed regardless of jurisdiction.
Also one jurisdiction banning something doesn't mean it just isn't available. I can go on eBay right now and buy asbestos brake pads even though they're technically getting phased out in my country. Airplanes the world over continue to use leaded gas and plastic bottles are available (almost) everywhere. That doesn't seem very "banned by society" to me.