Navigating the PFAS Maze: Your Ultimate Global Regulatory Guide
Overview
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its reporting rule which requires any company which has imported PFAS into the US since 2011 to report on its use.
Considering this includes PFAS use in articles, and has no lower limit or de minimis threshold, the rule will introduce new reporting requirements to a wide variety of manufacturers.
Based on our highly attended webinar “US PFAS Reporting – What You Need To Know About The Upcoming Requirement,” in partnership with RINA, we’ve distilled the knowledge shared by our regulatory subject matter experts into this handy document.
This PFAS regulatory compliance guide serves as your go-to resource for understanding the intricacies of PFAS regulations by clarifying who is obligated to report under the new rule, what information will be required and what proportional actions should be undertaken to ensure compliance.
Dive in, explore, and equip yourself with the insights necessary to navigate the evolving landscape of PFAS reporting.
This Ultimate Guide To PFAS covers FAQs such as:
- The landscape of currently utilized PFAS
- Reporting requirements for use the of PFAS containing components
- Import / export reporting responsibilities
- Definitions contained within the requirement
- The role of data
- How to stay on top of changing regulations
- And much more…
*This guide was originally published on 1st February, 2024. Further regulatory developments may have occurred after publication. To keep up-to-date with the latest compliance news, sign up to our newsletter.
Authors
Maitheya Riva, Senior Regulatory Consultant, RINA
Maitheya Riva is a materials engineer with a strong background in analytical techniques with experience in hazardous chemical testing for regulatory compliance, materials characterization and contamination analysis.
Maitheya is currently part of the regulatory compliance team at RINA where she work mainly in chemical regulation with main focus on RoHS and REACH.
In previous role at RINA she worked as a forensic engineer where she was involved in failure investigations and condition assessment of components for extended life reliability.
She can be contacted at – maitheya.riva@rina.org
Emily Tyrwhitt Jones, Principal Regulatory Consultant, RINA
Emily Tyrwhitt Jones is a technical expert in global environmental compliance, sustainability and safety, covering legislation such as EU REACH, REACH-like regulations, RoHS, CLP and WEEE.
Emily has considerable experience of supporting product development from a technical and regulatory perspective with regard to materials and processes, particularly in the defence sector.
