Information Express | EU POPs intends to tighten PFOS limits and cancel specific exemptions

On December 4, 2023, the European Union issued the revised draft of Annex I of POPs Regulation (EU)2019/1021, and launched public feedback on the requirements of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) in Annex I of EU POP Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, mainly proposing to tighten the limit requirements of PFOS and cancel specific exemption clauses. The feedback period of the draft will end on January 1, 2024.

The main contents of this proposal are:

1. Redefines the definition of PFOS.

2. The concentration of PFOS and salt was adjusted from 10 mg/kg to 0.025 mg/kg.

3. The concentration of PFOS related substances was adjusted from 1000mg/kg to 1mg/kg.

4. The specific exemption of PFOS has been deleted, and it is considered that there is no need to set the exemption clause.

The comparison between the current requirements of PFOS and the proposed revised draft is as follows:

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