SATRA publishes new restricted chemicals lists

SATRA has released new versions of its Restricted Substances Lists plus a new California Proposition 65 list.

SATRA Restricted Substances Lists (RSLs) contain important information about restricted substances that are applicable to the materials typically used in footwear and consumer products. The March 2025 issues of SATRA’s RSLs for companies in the footwear and consumer products industries are now available to download here. In addition to these RSLs, SATRA has published a new California Proposition 65 high risk substances summary document which can be downloaded from the same section of our website.

California Proposition 65 was originally introduced in the US state of California as a means of regulating harmful substances present in drinking water. It has since developed to encompass all possible routes by which the public may be exposed to potentially hazardous substances, including those present in consumer goods. The list currently contains over 900 substances, many of which will not be directly relevant to consumer products.

This new SATRA high risk substances summary list aims to identify those substances which carry the highest risk of being present in articles made with textile, leather and polymeric materials, and it is not intended to be a comprehensive guide of all substances included within California Proposition 65.

Possible warning label needed

California Proposition 65 does not prohibit the placing on the market of goods which contain the substances listed, but instead requires a warning label to be provided if the product could pose a risk to public health. Several substances have been assigned ‘Safe Harbour Levels’, and require a warning label to be included if these are exceeded. These Safe Harbour Levels are based upon the exposure of the consumer, in units of μg/day, rather than the total amount present in the product.

Therefore, any material which contains a detectable level of a listed substance would potentially require a warning label, unless it can be demonstrated that the consumer would not be exposed to levels which exceed the Safe Harbour Limit, where applicable, or which cause harm. For the purposes of this list, the requirements given are based upon SATRA’s understanding of the detection limits of the stated test methods, unless otherwise specified. If substances are detected above this value, a warning label may be required.

Publishing Data

This article was originally published on page 11 of the April 2025 issue of SATRA Bulletin.

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