Washington · apparel and accessories
For Washington, product category is apparel and accessories; effective date is 2027-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is WAC 173-337-110 (Safer Products for Washington); pfas definition is intentionally added, recorded from its source on 2026-10-07.
- State
- Washington our reading
- Product Category
- apparel and accessories verified
- Effective Date
- 2027-01-01 our reading
- Restriction Type
- sale ban our reading
- Statute / Bill
- WAC 173-337-110 (Safer Products for Washington) our reading
- PFAS Definition
- intentionally added verified
- Detection Threshold
- total fluorine above 50 ppm our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
(5) Apparel and accessories. (a) Applicability. (i) Priority consumer products. This subsection applies to apparel and accessories made from leather, natural textiles, synthetic textiles, or technical textiles. (ii) This subsection does not apply to: (A) Apparel and accessories that are firefighting PPE. (B) Apparel and accessories with specific performance standards or criteria to protect the user from biological hazards or chemical hazards. (C) Apparel and accessories intended to be disposed of after each use. (D) Apparel and accessories made from materials other than leather, natural textiles, synthetic textiles, or technical textiles. (E) Apparel intended for extreme and extended use. (F) Footwear or footwear that is firefighting PPE. (G) Gear for recreation and travel or gear that is firefighting PPE. (b) Compliance schedule. The restriction in (c) of this subsection takes effect on January 1, 2027. (c) Restriction. (i) No person may manufacture, sell, or distribute a priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection that contains intentionally added PFAS.
— app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-10-07
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Detection Threshold
Ecology presumes the detection of total fluorine above 50 ppm indicates the intentional addition of PFAS.
— all from app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-10-07
Source
- app.leg.wa.govhttp://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=173-337-110