Matthew Nudell is a Senior Regulatory and Product Compliance consultant at TÜV Rheinland that works with major consumer products companies and retailers to develop custom tailored approaches for ensuring compliance with chemical regulations for consumer products. He is currently a member of the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) restricted substances list (RSL) task force, which developed and maintains a list of all global chemical regulatory restrictions for apparel, apparel accessory and footwear products. Matthew has also worked extensively with companies in developing and maintaining chemical management and restricted substances (RS) programs and related restricted substances lists (RSL) in order to ensure that products meet all global chemical restrictions and can therefore be sold anywhere in the world.