PFAS in manufacturing: Auditing your supply chain for forever chemicals

By Kate Magill | Manufacturing Drive | December 12, 2024

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"Buy a pair of Levi’s jeans, a Home Depot rug or Fenty Beauty makeup, and the brands all have a common claim — the products are PFAS-free.

Brands like these are among a growing number of household names claiming to have rid their supply chains of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Levi Strauss & Co. for instance, banned the use of PFAS in its apparel in 2018. The clothing manufacturer developed a “restricted substances list” that bars certain chemicals from production and set new standards for wastewater leaving supplier facilities."

Topics:

• ChemicalsPFAS
• SourcesManufacturing facilities
• Affected community
• Health
• Regulations
• RegulationsStandards
• Litigation
• Legislation
• Measurement Techniques
• Monitoring Data
• PFAS Uses