ATTOR­NEY GEN­ER­AL PAX­TON SECURES SET­TLE­MENT WITH LUL­ULE­MON TO ENFORCE CHEM­I­CAL SAFE­TY STAN­DARDS AND PRO­TECT CON­SUMERS FROM HARM­FUL CHEM­I­CALS IN ACTIVEWEAR

AUSTIN, Oct. 22 -- The Texas Attorney General issued the following press release:

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance ("AVC") with Lululemon USA Inc. ("Lululemon") that requires the company to maintain rigorous chemical safety standards and oversight of materials used in its products. This follows an investigation into the company as part of Attorney General Paxton's mission to protect consumers from potentially harmful clothing material.

In April, Attorney General Paxton launched aninvestigation to determine whether Lululemon misled consumers about the safety, quality, and health impacts of its products. This included investigating the potential presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS")...