Table 2.

Essentiality of PFASs in selected use categories.

Use	Table 1 Category*
Personal care products including cosmetics	1
Ski waxes	1
Fire-fighting foams (commercial airports)	2
Fire-fighting foams (military)	2 or 3
Apparel (medical: long operations)	3
Apparel (protective clothing oil and gas industry)	3
Apparel (medical: short operations, everyday)	2
Apparel (military: occupational protection)	2 or 3
Waterproof jacket (general use)	2
Easy care clothing	1
Food contact materials	1, 2 or 3
Non-stick kitchenware (fluoropolymers)	1 or 2
Medical devices (fluoropolymers)	1, 2 or 3
Pharmaceuticals	2 or 3
Laboratory supplies, equipment and instrumentation	1, 2 or 3
Perfluorosulfonic membranes in fuel cells	2
Perfluorosulfonic membranes in chlor-alkali process	3

^*Note that the categories in the above table represent the current evaluation and may change in the future.