Manufacturers will need the Environmental Protection
Agency's approval to use PFAS chemicals on the Toxic Substances
Control Act "inactive" list
On Jan. 8, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule
that will require companies to obtain a full agency review to
manufacture or use 329 different per- and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS) that are registered as "inactive" under
the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The finalized rule, "Risk Management for Per-
and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) under TSCA," goes into
effect March 11, 60 days after its announcement.
Impacts of new PFAS approval requirements for industry
The inactive chemicals list includes PFAS that may have been
used but not reviewed by EPA across a variety of manufacturing
industries, including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, petroleum and
coal, agrichemicals, metals, automotive, waste management, and
others. Per the Biden administration's announcement, the
inactive PFAS list includes
