Overview
- The settlement, announced Thursday, is an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance that remains in effect for three years and resolves a state probe into possible PFAS in Lululemon products.
- Under the deal Lululemon must require vendors to prove compliance through independent lab testing or valid third‑party certifications and must verify and retest materials when those certifications expire.
- The agreement also compels Lululemon to take corrective steps if vendors fail to comply and gives the Texas Attorney General’s office authority to monitor the company’s enforcement of its chemical safety rules.
- Lululemon says it phased out PFAS in fiscal 2023, provided requested documentation and third‑party lab reports to the state, and that Texas did not identify PFAS in its products or materials during the review.
- PFAS are persistent 'forever chemicals' tied to cancer and reproductive and endocrine harms, and the settlement is likely to push stricter supply‑chain checks across the apparel industry and expand state scrutiny of brands selling children’s clothing.