Australia Lacks Mandatory PFAS Disclosure For Clothing
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“At the moment, in Australia, there are currently no mandatory requirements for brands to disclose PFAS use in clothing. So consumers really have no way of knowing whether their active wear contains forever chemicals unless a brand voluntarily tells them.”
“At the moment, in Australia, there are currently no mandatory requirements for brands to disclose PFAS use in clothing.”
“California and New York have already banned PFAS in apparel, but Australia needs to follow suit. Greenwashing is apparently a problem in the fashion industry as well.”
“the AEEC says that if you claim a product is eco-friendly or sustainable, you must be able to do that for the entire product's lifecycle and most currently can't.”
“Australia needs to make it mandatory for brands to disclose PFAS on their coding labels and we also need a mandatory”
“if you claim a product is eco-friendly or sustainable, you must be able to do that for the entire product's lifecycle and most currently can't.”
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