EU Turns Up Heat On PFAS With Broad REACH Restriction Proposal In The Works

31 May 2020

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are under increasing scrutiny in the US and Europe. Stakeholders have until 31 July to submit information to the authorities of five European countries as they prepare a joint proposal for a broad PFAS restriction under the bloc’s REACH regulation.

The European Union could be moving toward a comprehensive restriction on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, including polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), the main PFAS of relevance to the beauty sector.

The European Chemicals Agency, which administers the EU’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals regulation, announced on 11...