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In Case You Missed It… The Comment Period on The Federal Government Consultation on Plastic Waste and Pollution from Textile and...

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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published a consultation document on July 4, 2024, seeking input from stakeholders on a proposed roadmap for addressing plastic waste and pollution from the textile and apparel...more

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Textile Recycling Technologies: U.S. Government Accountability Office Report

The U.S. Governmental Accountability Office (“GAO”) has issued a July 9th Report titled: Science & Tech Spotlight – Textile Recycling Technologies (“Report”). ...more

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Navigating New PFAS Regulations in California and New York: Critical Updates for the Textile and Apparel Industries

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Buchalter can assist by providing you with recommendations for testing laboratories, detailed analysis of state and federal PFAS regulations, create compliance programs tailored to meet regulatory requirements, assist in the...more

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Unraveling the Forced Labor Stitched Into the Textile Industry

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The Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") recently announced an enhanced strategy to combat illicit trade in the textile industry, including violations of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA")....more

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In a Single Action, DHS Adds 26 Entities to the UFLPA Entity List – Importers and Textile Companies Should Expect More Supply...

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In an unprecedented, but anticipated, move last Friday, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expanded the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List with the addition of 26 new Chinese textile companies in...more

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Federal and State Efforts to Address Synthetic Microfiber Pollution from Textiles

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Microplastics, plastics less than 5 millimeters in length, are becoming a growing concern due to their ubiquity and persistence in the environment and potential effects on ecological and human health. A 2017 publication by...more

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As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns - April 2024

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Welcome to the April 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FTC Regulation Tracker – March 2024

The Final Rules keep rolling in, but with a twist. Each of the two Final Rules released in March were accompanied by Supplemental Notices of Proposed Rulemaking. In both cases, the Supplemental Rulemakings, if adopted, would...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Senators Call For Stricter Enforcement of Textile Industry in Neighboring Countries

On November 13, 2023, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators published a letter to Acting Commissioner Troy Miller of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) calling for an increase in CBP enforcement activity targeting...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Project W: Q&A with Sarika Bajaj, Co-founder of Refiberd

Project W alumna Sarika Bajaj and her co-founder Tushita Gupta are solving a 186 billion-pound problem. That's 186 billion pounds of textiles that are discarded each year, while less than 1% of that waste is recycled. With...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Takeaways from 2023 Smart Fabrics Summit

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The annual Smart Fabrics Summit was held again this year at the Wilson College of Textiles of North Carolina State University, sponsored by the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA, formerly the Industrial Fabrics Association...more

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PFAS Update: Litigation trends in PFAS consumer product litigation from 2021 to 2022

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In recent years, the topic of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) has become well-known to the general public. State and federal regulators have implemented new regulatory standards for PFAS in groundwater, drinking...more

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PFAS Regulations: Why Manufacturers and Retailers Need to Stay Alert

Although there is no federal ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in ‎textiles, there continues to be activity at the state level to limit PFAS in textiles, with many ‎prohibitions becoming active over the next...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Preparing for California’s Ban on PFAS in Textiles

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Safer Clothes and Textiles Act (AB 1817) (the “Act”) into law on September 29, 2022. The Act bans per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in textiles. The textile, clothing,...more

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PFAS Update: New York Prohibits PFAS in Apparel

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Kathy Hochul, New York’s governor, recently signed a bill which prohibits the sale of apparel that contains “intentionally added” perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (“PFAS”) starting on December 31, 2023. New York...more

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Fast-Fashion Post-Holiday Autopsy: How the Industry’s ‘Dupes’ and Fast-Fashion Apparel Boom is Fostering Environmental Disaster

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The fashion industry has been dodging a colossal optics problem, but the aftermath of holiday shopping may finally expose prominent fashion houses for their part in contributing to environmental degradation. The metrics of...more

King & Spalding

California Passes Bills Banning PFAS in Cosmetics and Textiles

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California's Governor Newsom signed into law two bills prohibiting PFAS in cosmetics (AB 2771) and in textiles (AB 1817), respectively. The bills define PFAS broadly as "a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at...more

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California Bans the Manufacture and Sale of Certain PFAS-Containing Products

The State of California has always been a leader in regulating chemical ingredients contained in products sold in the state (think Prop 65), and it has turned its sights towards per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....more

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California Bans Regulated PFAS from Apparel, Textiles, and Cosmetics

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On September 29, 2022, Governor Newsom signed AB 1817 and AB 2771 into law, which prohibit the manufacture, distribution, sale, and offering for sale of new “textile articles” that contain “regulated perfluoroalkyl and...more

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California Bans PFAS “Forever Chemicals” in Clothing, Textiles, and Cosmetics

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California joined the growing list of states to ban products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) when, on September 29th, Governor Newsom signed into law legislation prohibiting the so-called “forever...more

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PFAS update: California prohibits PFAS in apparel, textiles, and cosmetics

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On September 29, 2022, California’s governor signed two bills which prohibit the manufacture, distribution, or sale of apparel, textiles, and cosmetics that contain “intentionally added” perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl...more

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California Bans PFAS in Cosmetics and Textiles

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Summary - California enacted two bills last week banning all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—known as PFAS and colloquially as “forever chemicals”—in textiles and cosmetics, effective in 2025. Governor Gavin Newsom...more

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Governor Newsom Vetoes PFAS Reporting Bill But Signs Into Law Legislation Banning PFAS in Cosmetics and Textiles

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On September 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill No. 2247. The bill would have required manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or products or product components containing intentionally...more

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California To Pass Three Bills Regulating Use of PFAS in Cosmetics and Clothing

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In recent years, state and federal agencies have either passed or proposed increasingly stringent regulations regarding the use of per-fluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products. Not surprisingly,...more

International Lawyers Network

Don’t Be Bamboozled by Environmental Benefit Claims

$5.5 Million FTC Settlements for Bamboo Textile and Environmental Benefit Claims Under Penalty Offense Authority - The FTC recently announced that it has reached a $2.5 million settlement with Kohl’s and a $3 million...more

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