PFAS obligations
Understand your PFAS obligations and take proactive steps to ensure compliance
Getting to grips with your PFAS obligations
As global authorities extend the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), many companies’ core products will be affected. Some PFAS uses may already be on your radar, but there’s a good chance that others are not.
Identifying where PFAS exist in your products and supply chain will put you in a stronger position to respond strategically to this rapidly changing landscape.
Difficulties identifying the presence of PFAS
PFAS have been widely used in various products and applications across sectors including consumer, industrial, defence, medical, and agriculture for a long time.
- Products containing PFAS range from semiconductors, fabrics and o-rings to medical devices, cookware and cosmetics
- Identifying PFAS can be challenging due to the thousands of substances in scope, unreliable disclosure of information in complex supply chains, and practical implications of testing
- There is potential for PFAS contamination during production, assembly and distribution which further complicates the issue
- Sagentia Regulatory’s scientists and engineers can help you make sense of emerging restrictions and how they are likely to impact your products.
EU REACH proposal for fluorinated substances
A proposed restriction under EU REACH has implications for the use of over 10,000 PFAS, in the EU and beyond.
- Fluorinated substances, including polymers, are the subject of global regulatory scrutiny
- New regulatory measures were recently introduced in the USA. However, the proposed EU PFAS restriction goes much further
- Our scientific and regulatory experts will help you understand what products would be affected by this restriction, and guide your strategic response.
Sagentia Regulatory support for PFAS
We help companies ensure compliance with the regulation of PFAS under EU/UK REACH, TSCA in the US, and similar regulations worldwide.
- Sagentia Regulatory has extensive knowledge of PFAS, enabling us to connect the dots and bring clarity to existing and emerging regulatory requirements that may impact clients on a case-by-case basis
- Our team of scientists and regulatory experts are well prepared to help you identify your PFAS blind spots
- We managed the Fluorocarbon REACH Consortium and have provided support for fluorocarbon REACH dossiers. We have also evaluated health and environmental impacts of individual fluorinated substances
An authority in PFAS management
Sue Bullock, Sagentia Regulatory’s Head of Chemical Compliance, Stewardship and Sustainability is a leading expert in PFAS management. Together with our wider team of chemists, environmental fate experts, toxicologists, ecotoxicologists and regulatory consultants, Sue and her team map substances across the supply chain, assessing the impact of regulatory and non-regulatory changes across your portfolio.
