Impending regulations and the threat of product liability are sending companies scrambling to identify the PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in their supply chains.
Considering the regulatory and reputational risks, it is imperative that companies take an accurate inventory of their PFAS footprint! This is also happens to be the necessary first step in finding safer, PFAS-free alternatives.
Cataloging PFAS in a company's supply chains is no easy feat. The limited chemical disclosures across supply chains has been an issue for decades, meaning many product manufacturers are not fully privy to the exact chemical identities in the materials they acquire for their products. This is an issue that effects many types of toxic chemicals beyond flourinated chemicals, but the PFAS issue further demonstrates the need for increased transparency.
Catherine Rudisill of Safer Chemistry Advisory LLC recently posted a 7-minute video tutorial on LinkedIn demonstrating how product managers and stewards can rapidly screen their chemical inventories against known lists of PFAS using the US EPA's CompTox Dashboard, which is completely free.
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