{"id":23612,"date":"2024-05-28T14:29:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T06:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=23612"},"modified":"2025-02-17T16:43:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T08:43:51","slug":"pfas-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/pfas-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"PFAS Updates: US Tends to Ban All Non-essential Uses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23612\" class=\"elementor elementor-23612\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc6d55d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc6d55d\" 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-b7e2e29\" data-id=\"b7e2e29\" 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-a5acabe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5acabe\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/BILLS-118hr8074ih\/pdf\/BILLS-118hr8074ih.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018The Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2024\u2019 (the FCRAA)<\/a>, an important framework to phase out all non-essential uses of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in 10 years, was proposed by the US Federal Government in April 2024.\u00a0<\/p><p>If approved, the law will take effect on the date of enactment.<\/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-916b213 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"916b213\" 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-154661a\" data-id=\"154661a\" 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-c972a0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c972a0c\" 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\">PFAS Definitions<\/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-47305eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47305eb\" 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-ec246f8\" data-id=\"ec246f8\" 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-fdf63e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdf63e9\" 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>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/uscode.house.gov\/view.xhtml?path=\/prelim@title15\/chapter115&amp;edition=prelim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">15 USC \u00a78931(2)(B)<\/a>,\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><strong>Perfluoroalkyl<\/strong> substance means a chemical of which all carbon atoms are fully fluorinated<\/li><li><strong>Polyfluoroalkyl<\/strong> substance means a chemical containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least one carbon atom that is not a fully fluorinated carbon atom<\/li><\/ul><p>Learn More:<\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/markets\/pfas-epa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">US EPA Finalizes PFAS Reporting Rule<\/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-c79217b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c79217b\" 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-90640e0\" data-id=\"90640e0\" 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-3bc7493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bc7493\" 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\">PFAS Provisions under FCRAA<\/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-7a8d4dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a8d4dd\" 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-15220bb\" data-id=\"15220bb\" 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-26b3145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26b3145\" 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<ul><li>Authorizing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in consultation with other Federal departments and agencies, to implement a 10-year agreement on the phase out of non-essential uses of PFAS<\/li><li>Amending the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8 (a)(7) to require PFAS manufacturers and users to <strong>report any essential PFAS usages annually starting no later than 3 years after enactment<\/strong><\/li><li>Setting a <strong>10-year general rule<\/strong> for manufacturers (includes importers and exporters of products that are known to contain PFAS) and users to complete the phase out of non-essential uses of PFAS<\/li><li>Directing each manufacturer to submit a plan and schedule for the aforementioned 10-year phase out general rule<\/li><li>Setting accelerated <strong>phase out periods for certain product categories<\/strong> if these goods contain PFAS (refer to below table)<\/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-d333357 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d333357\" 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-d6389e7\" data-id=\"d6389e7\" 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-83aae9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83aae9a\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1896987571-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-23616\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1896987571-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1896987571-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1896987571-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1896987571-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1896987571-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1896987571-700x465.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">PFAS has been widely used in a number of product categories for years.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-c27c709 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c27c709\" 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-d1b76ae\" data-id=\"d1b76ae\" 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-2126df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2126df9\" 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\">PFAS Product Categories Affected by the Proposed Rule<\/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-86856ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86856ad\" 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-426f02c\" data-id=\"426f02c\" 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-7d4201b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d4201b\" 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>Below table lists out the phase out timelines for some product categories:<\/p><table width=\"575\"><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scope<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Proposed Prohibition effective date<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carpets and rugs<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fabric treatments<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Food packaging and containers<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Juvenile products<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oil and gas products<\/p><\/td><td><p>1 year after date of enactment<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Accessories and handbags<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cosmetics<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Indoor and outdoor apparel<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Indoor textile furnishings<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Indoor upholstered furniture<\/p><\/td><td><p>2 years after date of enactment<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Outdoor textile furnishings<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Outdoor upholstered furniture<\/p><\/td><td><p>4 years after date of enactment<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions<\/p><\/td><td><p>5 years after date of enactment<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All non-essential uses<\/p><\/td><td><p>10 years after date of enactment<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\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-868b053 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"868b053\" 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-727e4a1\" data-id=\"727e4a1\" 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-8bd20f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bd20f1\" 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>Unless otherwise designated, any use of a PFAS will be considered as non-essential after 10 years from enactment of the new regulation.<\/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-74439eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74439eb\" 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-6e5f4b1\" data-id=\"6e5f4b1\" 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-a1e0379 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a1e0379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-57213bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57213bd\" 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-c342df1\" data-id=\"c342df1\" 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-b1f2140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1f2140\" 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>This article is originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgs.com\/en-hk\/news\/2024\/05\/safeguards-7624-us-congress-intends-to-ban-all-non-essential-uses-of-pfas\" 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