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Edited on 10/15/2024
The European Commission has adopted a restriction on the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and related substances in wide range of consumer products (clothing, footwear, cosmetics, etc.).
Edited on 06/28/2024
The Commission has adopted guiding criteria and principles for the concept of ‘essential uses' of the most harmful chemicals.
Edited on 04/05/2024
The German Water Centre (TZW), Stadtwerke Rastatt and ZeroPM are holding a symposium on 12 and 13 June 2024 in Rastatt and Karlsruhe (Germany) dedicated to eliminating PFAS from drinking water.
Edited on 09/01/2023
ECHA publishes information on potential alternatives to substances listed in Annex XIV
Edited on 05/15/2023
Chemsec has published the report "Check Your Tech - A guide to PFAS in electronics" on the use and substitution of PFAS in the electronics industry (electronic devices, semiconductors, manufacturing processes).
Edited on 03/24/2023
The PFAS substitution section includes new persistent compounds: persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances
Edited on 03/17/2023
Chemsec has published an online tool entitled "PFAS Guide" to identify the types of sectors, uses, functionality or materials that may involve the use of PFAS
Edited on 03/14/2023
C9-C14 perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) may no longer be placed on the EU market or used in most applications from 23 February 2023.
Edited on 02/13/2023
ChemSec added 370 PFAS to the SIN list in its last update.
Edited on 02/13/2023
Details of the restriction proposal to reduce emissions of PFAS to the environment are available on the ECHA website.