SGS : State of Nevada, USA, Regulates PFAS and Flame Retardants in Certain Consumer Goods
June 07, 2021 at 01:13 am EDT
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The US state of Nevada has recently approved measures to regulate PFAS and organohalogenated flame retardants in a variety of consumer products. The restrictions will be implemented in phases, starting January 1, 2022.
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On May 27, 2021, the governor of the US state of Nevada signed AB 97 (Chapter 112, 2021 Session) into law to regulate perfluroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and (additive) organohalogenated flame retardants (OFR) in a wide variety of consumer goods (the Act). The Act amends the state's Revised Statutes on Chapters 459 'Hazardous Materials' in relation to PFAS in firefighting foams and 597 'Miscellaneous Trade Regulations and Prohibited Acts' in regard to OFR in business textiles, children's products, mattresses, residential textiles and upholstered residential furniture.
According to the definitions in the Act, 'perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)', 'children's product' and 'residential textile' have the following meaning:
'Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)' means a family of fluorinated organic chemicals with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom
'Children's product' means a product primarily designed or intended to be used by or for a child under 12 years of age, but does not include:
A tent or sleeping bag
Consumer electronic products and components or products complying with Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Union (currently Directive 2011/65/EU, RoHS Recast)
Devices within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C § 321 (h)
Food, beverage, dietary supplement, pharmaceutical or biological products
Outdoor sports equipment
Toys meeting the latest version of ASTM F963 'Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety'
'Residential textile' means a textile designed for residential use as a covering on windows or walls
Highlights of the new law are summarized in Table 1.
Substance
Scope
Requirement
Effective Date
PFAS
Class B firefighting foams
Prohibited for testing and firefighting training1
January 1, 2022
Organohalogenated
flame retardants (ORF)
Business textiles
Children's products
Mattresses
Residential textiles
Upholstered residential furniture
≤ 1,000 ppm each OFR2
July 1, 2022
1Certain specific uses are allowed
2Exemption:
An OFR that is 1) a polymeric substance (40 CFR 723.250) or 2) a reactive flame retardant
Children's product, mattress, upholstered residential furniture or residential textile where there is a federal flammability standard
Components of an adult mattress other than foam
Electronic components of a children's product, mattress, residential textile or upholstered residential furniture or associated casing
Preemption by federal law
Second-hand products
Thread or fiber for stitching mattress components together
Table 1
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