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Manufacturing Restricted Substances List

Toxic Fashion / ZDHC MRSL

1 November 2022

3 minutes

The ZDHC MRSL supports sustainable chemical management by helping to avoid the use of banned substances during production and manufacturing. This solution facilitates the creation of end products that meet the requirements for cleaner outputs.

ZDHC Ban on PFAS is Now Official, MRSL 3.0 Launched

Version 3.0 of the ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (ZDHC MRSL) has been revised to further extend the list of harmful chemical substances to be restricted in their use, including PFAS treatments used for textiles, leather, and footwear.

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Toxic Fashion / ZDHC MRSL

17 September 2022

2 minutes

The ZDHC MRSL offers the industry a harmonised list of banned chemical substances and enables the ZDHC Gateway Chemical Module, the industry’s largest list of safer alternative chemical formulations meeting the ZDHC MRSL requirement.

ZDHC Evokes Scientific Concerns, Includes PFAS in Upgraded Restricted Substances List

Notable changes in the ZDHC MRSL Version 3.0, to be published this November, include restriction on all PFAS substances for textile, leather, and footwear finishing, a limit for aniline in dyestuffs and the inclusion of a number of organic solvents. texfash.com reports.

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