What the rule says
AB 1817 (Stats. 2022, ch. 762; Health and Safety Code 108970 et seq.) bars manufacturing, distributing, selling or offering for sale new textile articles - a term that includes furnishings and upholstery - that contain regulated PFAS. "Regulated PFAS" means intentionally added PFAS or PFAS at or above 100 parts per million total organic fluorine from January 1, 2025, dropping to 50 ppm from January 1, 2027. Manufacturers must use the least toxic alternative and give sellers a certificate that the article contains no regulated PFAS; distributors and retailers that rely on the certificate in good faith are not in violation.
- Where it applies
- California
- Who it applies to
- Manufacturers, Importers, Retailers and Vendors
Dates
659 days ago
Ban on textile articles with regulated PFAS (100 ppm TOF threshold) effective
HSC 108971(a) applies from January 1, 2025; outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions is deferred to January 1, 2028 with a disclosure in the interim.
In 71 days
Regulated PFAS threshold drops from 100 ppm to 50 ppm total organic fluorine
HSC 108970(g) sets the 50 ppm threshold beginning January 1, 2027.
Official source
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