US - Washington Kicks off the Rulemaking Process on the Proposed Restriction on Certain Consumer Products
Washington Department of Ecology outlines Preliminary Draft Rule for certain products in August and started the second phase of this rulemaking on 7 December. Basically, the proposed rule is very similar to the preliminary draft rules, just having some adjustments on the limits of flame retardants and addition of five organophosphate flame retardants:
Restrictions:
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - No intentionally added amount for
- aftermarket stain- and water- resistance treatments to textile and leather consumer products, effective January 1, 2025
- carpets and rugs (indoor or outdoor use) including carpeted mats, effective January 1, 2025
- Leather and textile furniture and furnishing (indoor use), effective January 1, 2026
- Fragrances in beauty products and personal care products - no intentionally added amount, effective January 1, 2025
- Vinyl flooring - 1000 ppm (sum), effective January 1, 2025
Organohalogen flame retardants (OFRs)
- Plastic external enclosures of TV & electronic displays (indoor use) - no intentionally added amount*, effective January 1, 2025
- Plastic external enclosures for other EEEs (indoor use) - no intentionally added amount*, effective January 1, 2026 (for large business) and January 1, 2027 (for small business)
*Intentionally added amount means:
- Total bromine / chlorine concentrations: > 1000 ppm
- Total fluorine concentrations: > 1000 ppm with < 5000 ppm of total phosphous
- Other creational products made from polyurethane foams - no intentionally added amount*, effective 1 Jan 2025
- Total bromine / chlorine / fluorine concentrations: > 1000 ppm
- EHDPP, IPTPP, TNBP, TCP and TPP: > 1000 ppm (sum)
Alkylphenol Ethoxylates (APEOs)
- Lanudry detergent - 1000 ppm (sum), effective January 1, 2025
Bisphenols
- Drink can linings - total ban excluding TMBPF, effective January 1, 2025
- Thermal paper - 200 ppm each, effective January 1, 2025
Reporting requirements
Shall report to the Department of Ecology if the following chemical substances are found in the specified products below, effective January 1, 2024.
PFAS
- Leather and textile furniture and furnishings (outdoor use)
OFRs
- Total bromine / chlorine concentrations: > 1000 ppm
- Total fluorine concentrations: > 1000 ppm with < 5000 ppm of total phosphous
- Recreational covered wall padding made from polyurethane foams
- EHDPP, IPTPP, TNBP, TCP and TPP: > 1000 ppm (sum)
Bisphenols
- Food can linings
The comment period will run several weeks until February 5, 2023.
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Proposed rules