On their mission of detoxifying the fashion industry, the ZDHC Foundation (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) has updated the MRSL (Manufacturing Restricted Substances List) with a 3.0 version extending the list of harmful chemical substances to be restricted in their use and including all PFAS treatments.

“The new ZDHC MRSL Version 3.0 sets a clear and unified signal from the apparel and footwear sector of the chemistries that need to be avoided across this and other manufacturing sectors as well as where innovation is needed. The restriction on all PFAS for textile, leather, and footwear finishing is consistent with growing scientific and policy concerns about the impacts of the class of PFAS chemicals. We look forward to working with ZDHC in growing the commercialisation, adoption, scale of safer, more sustainable chemistries and materials to address the toxicity, biodiversity, and climate impacts of our current generation of chemicals.”

- Joel Tickner, ScD, Professor of Public Health UMass Lowell and Executive Director Green Chemistry & Commerce Council.”

The updated ZDHC MRSL V3.0 will align with bluesign’s planned removal of all existing bluesign® APPROVED PFAS-containing formulations from the bluesign® FINDER in order to restrict PFAS under REACH for all non-essential uses including in consumer products. Read more: The Future of PFAS

It is imperative that the industry starts moving away from PFAS toward sustainable and circular options.