On September 29, 2022, the Governor of California approved Act AB 1817 to add Chapter 13.5 to Part 3, Section 104 of the California Health and Safety Act. The main content is to prohibit the manufacture, distribution and sale of textiles containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from January 1, 2025. The specific contents of the bill are as follows:

Scope of application

"Textiles" refer to the types of textiles commonly used in families and enterprises, including but not limited to clothing, accessories, handbags, backpacks, curtains, shower curtains, furniture, interior decoration, bedding, towels, napkins, tablecloths, etc.

The above textiles do not include:

Carpets subject to the Safer Consumer Goods Act and treatments containing PFAS for processing textiles or leather;

Components of vehicles defined by vehicle regulations;

The port and navigation rules define the components of the ship;

Filter media and filter products used in industrial applications, including but not limited to chemical, pharmaceutical and environmental control technologies;

Textiles for laboratory analysis and testing;

Stadium awning or other building fabric structure.

Control requirements

Any of the following conditions is prohibited:

Intentionally adding PFAS to textiles;

The total amount of organic fluorine in textiles is higher than:

a. 100 ppm from January 1, 2025;

b. 50 ppm from January 1, 2027.

Exemptions

From January 1, 2025, if the outdoor clothing used in severe wet conditions is accompanied with PFAS information disclosure and statement of "Made with PFAS chemicals", it can be sold until January 1, 2028.