EU Regulates PFOA and Related Substances under REACH
(WorldNews Switzerland)

SAFEGUARDS | Consumer Products NO. 097/17 The EU has recently published measures to regulate PFOA, its salts and related substances in a wide range of products under Annex XVII of REACH. The new law will be implemented in phases, starting July 4, 2020. In October 2016, we [1] informed you that the World Trade Organization (WTO) had circulated a proposal from the EU to regulate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and similar substances under REACH. On June 14, 2017, the European Union (EU) published Regulation (EU) 2017/1000 [2] to regulate PFOA (CAS 335-67-1), its salts and certain related substances as a completely new item 68 to Annex XVII of REACH. The new measures provide a...