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As we look ahead into 2024, it’s a time to consider the impact of the sustainability revolution within the evolving “Green” legislative landscape.

As we look ahead into 2024, it’s a time to consider the impact of the sustainability revolution within the evolving “Green” legislative landscape.

With strict new regulations such as the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) coming into force within a matter of weeks, companies are under increasing pressure to ensure their operations are not contributing to deforestation.

With strict new regulations such as the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) coming into force within a matter of weeks, companies are under increasing pressure to ensure their operations are not contributing to deforestation.

With strict new regulations such as the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) coming into force within a matter of weeks, companies are under increasing pressure to ensure their operations are not contributing to deforestation.

the European Union published Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1482, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The aim is to reduce the presence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) (tetraBDE, pentaBDE, hexaBDE, heptaBDE, decaBDE) in mixtures and articles, including recovered materials, and toys and childcare articles containing or made of recovered materials, strengthening the protection of human health and the environment.

On 1 September 2022, the State of California in the US passed Bill AB 1817 to regulate Poly and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) chemicals in textile articles. The new legislation comes into force on 1 January 2025. Eurofins can help you ensure compliance.

California’s dual-track regulations require brands to manage both Proposition 65 exposure warnings and categorical bans on “intentionally added” PFAS in textiles, cosmetics, and food packaging. Statutes like AB 1817 set strict Total Organic Fluorine (TOF) thresholds of 100 ppm by 2025, dropping to 50 ppm in 2027, while AB 347 introduces new DTSC enforcement and registration mandates. To ensure market access, companies must implement a strategy of portfolio mapping, supplier audits, and laboratory verification using both TOF screening and targeted analysis.

Recent legislative updates for sustainability-related legislation covering PFAS in cosmetics and personal care products and packaging, and amendments to the classification of Endocrine-disruptors.