In September 2022, the Governor of California signed a bill (AB 1817/Ting), which by 2025 bans the use of PFAS in fabrics. “PFAS are commonly added to clothing and household items to make them water or stain resistant. AB 1817 builds upon legislation already enacted in California, including the phasing out of PFAS in paper-based food wrappers (AB 1200/Ting), children’s products (AB 652/Friedman) and firefighting foam (AB 1044/Allen).”
AB 1817 is expected to result in the phase out of the use of this harmful class of chemicals in textiles not only in California, but also in North America, and possibly everywhere.
For more on this story, see the full press release from Assemblymember Phil Thing’s Office.