Washington · apparel intended for extreme and extended use
For Washington, product category is apparel intended for extreme and extended use; effective date is 2026-01-01; restriction type is disclosure requirement; 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 intended for extreme and extended use verified
- Effective Date
- 2026-01-01 our reading
- Restriction Type
- disclosure requirement 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
(6) Apparel intended for extreme and extended use. (a) Applicability. (i) Priority consumer products. This subsection applies to apparel intended for extreme and extended use made from leather, natural textiles, synthetic textiles, or technical textiles. (ii) This subsection does not apply to: (A) Apparel intended for extreme and extended use that is firefighting PPE. (B) Apparel intended for extreme and extended use with specific performance standards or criteria to protect the user from biological hazards or chemical hazards. (C) Apparel intended for extreme and extended use that is intended to be disposed of after each use. (D) Apparel intended for extreme and extended use made from materials other than leather, natural textiles, synthetic textiles, or technical textiles. (E) Apparel and accessories or apparel and accessories that are firefighting PPE. (F) Footwear or footwear that is firefighting PPE. (G) Gear for recreation and travel or gear that is firefighting PPE. (b) Compliance schedule. (i) The reporting requirement in (c) of this subsection takes effect on January 1, 2026. (ii) The reporting party must submit a notification to ecology in accordance with WAC 173-337-060: (A) By January 31, 2027. (B) Annually thereafter by January 31st. (c) Reporting. The manufacturer must provide notice that the priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection contains intentionally added PFAS. The manufacturer must provide notice to ecology in accordance with WAC 173-337-060.
— 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