• PFAS PASS Compliance & Self-Assessment

    How close to compliance are you?

  • This assessment is for anyone willing to honestly self-evaluate where their brand, department, company or organization currently stands and lays out what a pathway to PFAS “forever chemical” compliance actually requires in regards to clothing lines, textiles, soft goods, childrens products, accessories, merch, wardrobe, uniforms, costumes, footwear or sewn textiles. 

    It is not a certification. It is not a sales funnel. It is a mirror. 

    Answer each question based on your operation as it exists today.

    The only useful answer is the true one.

    When you submit, you will receive a copy of your responses. So will we.

    You can tell us who you are. Or not, but even if you file this out anonymously it will still help us develop more solutions to fill the current gaps in the system. 

    Share this link survey with others internally or externally, who manage supply chains, resellers, wholesalers, event organizers, educators, HR, Legal departments, fashion, uniforms, costumes or other sewn goods or anyone who you think might need to know this information to limit liability or prevent risk. 

    The fashion, costume and textile industry is currently an abundant and thriving industry, however the path to becoming a PFAS compliant organization in a growing PFAS regulated market, is narrowing the playing field, IMMENSELY. 

    If you want to go through the transition, we want to work with you. This survey will help you clock where you currently are in the system. 

    There are 5 sections. It takes approximately ten minutes.

  • What industry are you in? (select all that apply)*
  • What are your primary product categories? (select all that apply)*
  • Where do you currently sell or distribute product to? (select all that apply)*
  • Do you currently hold any of the following certifications or standards? (select all that apply)*

  • How Elevated Are Your Risk Factors?

  • When did you find out in January of 2025, New York and California became the first US states to enact PFAS Compliance Regulations?*
  • How would you describe your current awareness of PFAS regulations as they apply to your products?*
  • Has anyone asked your organization for PFAS compliance documentation yet?*
  • If you currently have on hand inventory of fabrics, inks, notions, thread, elastic, zippers, velcro, plastic hardware, fusables, adhesives, soft goods, merchandise, promotional products, fashion, wardrobe, uniforms or costumes used internally, purchased or sold externally, have they been audited for PFAS Compliance since January 2025?*
  • Is your business located in and/or have locations in and/or franchised in and/or headquartered in NY or CA?*
  • Does your business sell or distribute to NY or CA? Or could your products drift or end up being used or designed into a sewn good that end up being used or sold into regulated markets? (even hypothetically, ie: if you sold something to a designer in an unregulated market like Florida, who was building a show for California, unbeknownst to you...)*
  • Did you know there is no "grandfather clause" on legacy designs or inventory you had in stock BEFORE PFAS regulations took place in January 2025?*
  • Did you have any imported goods come in through NY or CA ports or airports since January 2025?*

  • CATEGORY ONE: YOUR MATERIALS

    Can you prove what is in what you make?
  • Does your organization design and formulate your own fabrics or notions internally or do you buy existing fabrics from other suppliers?*
  • For every fabric, textile, and material in your current active collection — do you have third-party laboratory test results confirming the absence of intentionally added PFAS, or total organic fluorine at or below the legally established threshold for your applicable jurisdiction? (NOT a supplier claim by email. NOT an SDS or spec sheet notation. A Third-party VERIFIED LABORATORY TEST results, dated, traceable to specific lot numbers.*
  • Are your LAB TESTs CURRENT — meaning tested against the specific formulation and LOT of material you are actively purchasing and/or using in production today? Reformulations happen without notice. A test result from eighteen months ago on a material that may have since changed is NOT your compliance documentation.*
  • For materials carrying existing certifications — have you VERIFIED that the specific certification scope covers the PFAS chemistry relevant to your product category and jurisdiction, including any PFAS compounds used in finishing, coating, or performance treatment? Helper text: A certification awarded BEFORE the current PFAS regulatory landscape may NOT address the compounds NOW restricted under New York, California, or French law.*

  • CATEGORY TWO: YOUR SUPPLIERS

    Can they substantiate every claim they have made to you — in writing?
  • For EVERY supplier providing fabric, textile, hardware, notions, or trims to your current production — do you have a written, signed Certificate of Compliance specific to the products you are purchasing, affirming PFAS compliance under the applicable legal standard?                                  Helper text: Not a general policy statement. A Certificate of Compliance — specific to the product, signed, dated, referencing the applicable regulatory standard.*
  • Have YOU had any of the documents provided to you from your suppliers VERIFIED by a third party (law firm, PFAS expert, etc) to make sure they are PFAS compliant? Helper text: In our case studies we found that most documents currently being provided in good faith are actually NOT compliance documents. We created the ONLY public facing third party VERIFICATION service comparing any document provided to you by a supplier to the actual PFAS regulation, to confirm they comply.*
  • Do you have the same VERIFIED PFAS certification to cover your hardware and notions supply chain — including metal components, zippers, snaps, buckles, buttons, interfacings, elastic, thread, and other components you use in your designs.                                                                                    Helper text: This is the question most cannot answer yes to. If your fabric is certified and your zipper is not, your design is not compliant.*
  • Do you have any critical component suppliers you haven't been able to VERIFY as PFAS compliant?*

  • CATEGORY THREE: YOUR DOCUMENTATION

    Does it exist, is it organized, is it versioned and could you produce it under pressure?
  • Is your compliance documentation — lab reports, Certificates of Compliance, supplier notifications — organized in a system that allows you to produce any specific document within 24 hours of a request?                                               Helper text: Compliance documentation buried in an email chain is NOT an organized compliance system. It is a starting point for a stressful search.*
  • Are your compliance documents VERSIONED? — meaning each document carries a version number, an effective date, and is replaced rather than amended when a supplier, formulation, or certification changes?                                Helper text: Versioning separates a compliance system from a compliance pile.*
  • Have you mapped your compliance documentation against the specific legal requirements of EVERY jurisdiction in which you sell — including any jurisdiction you may enter within the next twelve months? Helper text: Your compliance standard should be set by the MOST restrictive jurisdiction you operate in, not the most permissive one.*

  • CATEGORY FOUR: YOUR POSTURE

    Are you building a compliance system or performing one?
  • When your compliance documentation is due for renewal — lab reports, certifications, supplier review cycles — do you have a calendar system that triggers renewal before expiration rather than after a gap is discovered?     Helper text: A compliance system that requires a crisis to activate is not a compliance system.*
  • Have you communicated your PFAS compliance requirements to every supplier in your chain as a contractual condition of the relationship, documented in your purchasing terms? Helper text: That expectation needs to be in writing before the purchase order is issued — not requested after the invoice arrives.*
  • Are you prepared to be audited — not warned, not given time to prepare, but audited — on your PFAS compliance posture as it exists today?                                                                   Helper text: This is the only question that cannot be answered with documents. It requires honesty about what your system actually is versus what you intend it to be.*

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

    Tell us who you are, or not.

  • We review every submission personally. If your answers indicate you are already building toward compliance — or are fully committed to doing so — let us know and we will reach out within five business days.

    If you want to remain anonymous you will receive a copy of your responses and so will we.

    Use them as your gap analysis. Come back when you're ready.

    Share this survey link with others internally or externally, who manage supply chains, resellers, wholesalers, event organizers, educators, HR, Legal departments, fashion, uniforms, costumes or other sewn goods or anyone who you think might need to know this information to limit liability or prevent risk. 

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