Apple Regulated Substances Specification
Apple Regulated Substances Specification
This Regulated Substances Specification describes Apple’s global restrictions on the use of certain chemical substances or materials in Apple products, accessories, manufacturing processes, and packaging used for shipping products to Apple’s end-customers. Restrictions are derived from international laws or directives, regulatory agencies, eco-label requirements, environmental standards, and Apple policies. Apple’s restrictions may go beyond regulatory requirements in order to protect human health and the environment. Apple's RSS contains four lists of chemicals subject to restrictions or reporting.
*Chemicals/material without CAS are assign by HBN staff if available.
*Chemical groups below can also be based on GreenScreen Benchmark/ChemFORWARD Hazard Band/C2C/EPA Safer Choice, please check the latest scores from respective platforms:
- Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)
- Flame retardants
- Plasticizers
- Photoinitators
- UV Stabilizers
- Solvents