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PFAS — Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

PFAS are a class of thousands of fluorinated substances now subject to overlapping restriction and reporting regimes in the EU, in US federal law, and in a growing patchwork of US state statutes. The practical problem is evidential rather than legal: a supplier may know a part contains PTFE without knowing which reportable PFAS were used as processing aids, and a declaration covering intentionally added PFAS says nothing about impurities or historical formulations. Because the class definition itself differs between jurisdictions, the same part can be in scope in one market and out of it in another.

What it obliges you to do

  • Establish whether PFAS are intentionally added, and at what concentration
  • Distinguish intentionally added substances from processing aids and impurities
  • Track US state-level restrictions separately from federal reporting
  • Watch the EU universal PFAS restriction proposal as scope is settled

Latest activity

From Federal Register. Each item links to the original, and is credited to whoever published it.

Rule

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Data Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Change to Submission Period

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is amending the data submission period for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) PFAS reporting rule by changing the start date for submissions and making corresponding changes to the end dates for the…

PFAS

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Rule

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Data Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Change to Submission Period and Technical Correction

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is taking direct final action to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulation with reporting and recordkeeping requirements for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

PFAS

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Proposed Rule

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Data Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Change to Submission Period and Technical Correction

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulation with reporting and recordkeeping requirements for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that was finalized on October…

PFAS

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Does PFAS actually apply to your products?

Scope is the part a summary cannot answer. Send us your product families and target markets and a steward will tell you which obligations attach, what evidence you would need, and what is already covered by declarations you hold.

  • A written read on whether PFAS applies to your range
  • The evidence gaps that would surface in an audit
  • No obligation, and no sales sequence attached

Ask about PFAS

Not legal advice. This page describes a regulatory framework in general terms and is maintained by people, not generated from the legislature. Requirements change, and scope depends on your product, your role in the supply chain and your markets. Confirm the current consolidated text before acting — or ask us to check it against your portfolio.