Texas secures Lululemon PFAS compliance deal

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with Lululemon USA following an investigation into potential PFAS in its activewear.

The agreement requires the company to maintain chemical safety controls for three years. Under the deal, Lululemon must enforce its Restricted Substances List across its supply chain. Vendors must demonstrate compliance through independent laboratory testing or valid third-party certification.

The company must verify certification validity, commission further testing when certifications expire and take commercially reasonable corrective action where vendors do not comply. The Texas Attorney General’s office will continue monitoring compliance.

Paxton said: “I will not allow corporations to put the health and safety of Texans at risk by using potentially harmful chemicals in their clothing.”

He added: “This agreement ensures that Lululemon remains accountable for enforcing its chemical safety standards and provides additional protections for Texans against potentially harmful chemicals.”

Lululemon said the agreement “reiterates how the company already operates and does not represent a change to its products or practices”.

It said the state did not identify PFAS in its products or materials, and that it “does not use PFAS in its products”.