European Commission Releases Draft Regulation to Revise Provisions on PFOS and Its Derivatives under POPs Regulation

The European Commission has released a draft regulation to revise provisions concerning perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and its derivatives under the Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants (POPs Regulation). The draft includes modifications such as aligning substance identification for PFOS with PFOA, introducing an Unintentional Trace Contaminant (UTC) level for PFOS and its salts at 0.025 mg/kg, and reducing the UTC for PFOS-related substances to 1 mg/kg.