{"id":15365,"date":"2022-07-20T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=15365"},"modified":"2022-12-02T15:06:15","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T07:06:15","slug":"pfas-pfca-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/pfas-pfca-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you aware that PFAS &#038; PFCA restrictions will have huge impact on your business?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15365\" class=\"elementor elementor-15365\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06ffac9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06ffac9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e31c63\" data-id=\"3e31c63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6d54a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e6d54a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chances are that your product contains PFAS and PFCA! Restrictions are already in place. Some additional restrictions will come into effect early next year. PFAS are used in a wide variety of consumer products because of their unique chemical and physical properties. Examples of these properties are oil and water repellence, temperature and chemical resistance, and surfactant properties. PFAS are used in many products, e.g. firefighting foams, non-stick metal coatings for frying pans, paper food packaging, creams and cosmetics, textiles for furniture and clothing, paints, coating, varnishes, chrome plating and preservatives. <strong>Check if your products are affected!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e078cd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e078cd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5200ec\" data-id=\"f5200ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d6616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61d6616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"339\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-27.png\" class=\"attachment-bam-list size-bam-list wp-image-15375\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-27.png 339w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-27-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4258171 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4258171\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4def2ed\" data-id=\"4def2ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd3dca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fd3dca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94fbc7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94fbc7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7eb877a\" data-id=\"7eb877a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b89a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7b89a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PFAS stands for poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances. This is a large family of chemical substances which comprises more than 6,000 substances. PFAS are controversial because they are hazardous for human health and the environment. Due to new scientific insights certain chemicals belonging to the PFAS family are included in the\u00a0REACH candidate list\u00a0for authorisation as a <a href=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/the-route-to-become-a-svhc\/\">SVHC<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bee1d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bee1d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-943671e\" data-id=\"943671e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d39abbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d39abbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iStock-1311009730-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15376\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iStock-1311009730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iStock-1311009730-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iStock-1311009730-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iStock-1311009730-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iStock-1311009730-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-264eeeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"264eeeb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72bed1f\" data-id=\"72bed1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3624f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c3624f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids\u00a0(PFCAs), or\u00a0perfluorocarboxylic acids\u00a0consist of a wide variety of substances.<\/p><p>Around 200 PFCAs are also belonging to the PFAS family. E.g. PFOA and PFNA are both a PFAS and a PFCA.<\/p><p>A certain amount of the PFCA precursor will remain as a residue in the final PFAS.<\/p><p>So if your product is coated or treated with a PHAS, it will also contain a PFCA.<\/p><p>There are thousands of PFCA-substances with a certain similar chemical composition that may be present in your products. Products that you place on the market after February 25, 2023 may not contain any of those PFCAs. This is regulated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/echa.europa.eu\/substances-restricted-under-reach\/-\/dislist\/details\/0b0236e181e91f73\">REACH restriction list under entry 68<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29613fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29613fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-073af19\" data-id=\"073af19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311c0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"311c0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Six PFCAs are also listed in the REACH candidate list as a SVHC;<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/echa.europa.eu\/nl\/substance-information\/-\/substanceinfo\/100.006.184\">Perfluorononan-1-oic acid (PFNA)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/echa.europa.eu\/nl\/substance-information\/-\/substanceinfo\/100.005.819\">Nonadecafluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/echa.europa.eu\/nl\/substance-information\/-\/substanceinfo\/100.016.515\">Henicosafluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/echa.europa.eu\/nl\/substance-information\/-\/substanceinfo\/100.005.641\">Tricosafluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/echa.europa.eu\/nl\/substance-information\/-\/substanceinfo\/100.069.747\">Pentacosafluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/echa.europa.eu\/nl\/substance-information\/-\/substanceinfo\/100.006.186\">Heptacosafluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTDA)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0caf9cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0caf9cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c5210c\" data-id=\"2c5210c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9018db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9018db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alternatives for PFAS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96c4233 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96c4233\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4bb112\" data-id=\"f4bb112\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7543cc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7543cc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iStock-1205648695-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15377\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iStock-1205648695-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iStock-1205648695-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iStock-1205648695-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iStock-1205648695.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97387d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97387d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-197fd69\" data-id=\"197fd69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cb1640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cb1640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although all PFAS are controversial are not all PFAS substances restricted. It is expected that more and more PFAS substances will be added to the REACH candidate list in the near future. Seeking for PFAS alternatives is a must. You can divide the PFAS applications in consumer products in three major categories.<\/p><ol><li>Non-essential (deceptive marketing &#8211; mainly used in cosmetics)<\/li><li>Substitutable<\/li><li>Essential for which alternative PFAS substances have not yet been developed.<\/li><\/ol><p>Most PFAS substances in your consumer products will belong to category 2. Teflon (PTFE) is a typical example of a PFAS for which exist many alternatives.<\/p><p>For more information regarding substitutable hazardous chemicals in general, please consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/sinlist.chemsec.org\/\">ChemSec SIN list (substitute it now)<\/a>.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.productip.com\/kb\/productipedia\/compliance-resources\/pfas-in-food-contact-materials\">See also the compliance article &#8216;PFAS in Food Contact Materials&#8217; in ProductIPedia<\/a><\/p><p>Disclaimer: This document provides guidance and is not a legally binding interpretation and shall therefore not be relied upon as legal advice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31993ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31993ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1868d9e\" data-id=\"1868d9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdfea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"6cdfea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-28.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Caspar ter Horst - Managing Director, ProductIP\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCaspar ter Horst - Managing Director, ProductIP\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Casper has 25+ years of experience in product compliance. In 2008, he co-founded ProductIP together with Maarten van der Dussen. Caspar and his team are dedicated to support companies within the supply chain to efficiently demonstrate to customers, authorities, and users that their products meet applicable legislation and buying requirements. 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