More than a dozen leading athletic brands were notified that some of their apparel could expose wearers to potentially harmful levels of BPA.
Emily DiFrisco, CEH’s director of communications, declined to say if any of the brands in question have acknowledged the claims or responded to the organization in any way. “We are in active litigation with these brands, so there is not much more we can share at this time, but we will share more details as we can,” she said via email.
Noting that the CEH’s investigations have thus far only found BPA in polyester-based clothing with spandex, DiFrisco said the organization wants brands to remove all bisphenols including BPA from their products, she said. Meanwhile, any consumers who wear polyester and spandex activewear are being advised to limit the time they wear such items and to change out of them post-workout.
Most chemicals used commercially have not been tested for safety, according to a December 2016 opinion piece by Joseph Allen, assistant professor of exposure assessment science at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It could take the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decades to review the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market. In addition, about 2,000 are added annually.
The North Face, a VF Corp.-owned entity, is investigating the allegations. A North Face spokesperson cited its “commitment to product safety is uncompromising, as is our compliance with all local, state and national laws regarding product safety.”
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