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24 May 2024

What are PFAS?


Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS or PFASs) are a group of synthetic organofluorine chemical compounds that have multiple fluorine atoms attached to an alkyl chain that are used throughout society.


There are thousands of types of PFAS. The most common types are PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) and PFOS (perfluorooctanoic sulfonic acid). 


EUROPE
* EU REACH (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
* REACH-SVHC
* EU POPs (Regulation (EC) No 2019/1021)


USA
* Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
* Model Toxics in Packaging Legislation (TPCH)
* California Proposition 65 (CA PROP 65)
* California Health and Safety Code Juvenile product


CANADA
* SOR 2016-252
* Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 156, Number 20: Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2022


JAPAN
* Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL)
* MHLW / METI / MoE Proposal on PFOA Ban
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and related compounds


VIETNAM
* National Technical Regulation


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