Washington · footwear
For Washington, product category is footwear; 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
- footwear 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
(7) Footwear. (a) Applicability. (i) Priority consumer products. This subsection applies to footwear made from leather, natural textiles, synthetic textiles, or technical textiles. Footwear includes items intended to protect the foot. Footwear includes, but is not limited to, boots, sandals, shoes, and water shoes. (ii) This subsection does not apply to: (A) Footwear that is firefighting PPE. (B) Footwear intended to be disposed of after each use. (C) Footwear made from materials other than leather, natural textiles, synthetic textiles, or technical textiles. (D) Apparel and accessories. (E) Apparel intended for extreme and extended use. (F) 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