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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are negatively impacting public health. States are proactively adopting upstream measures to address the ongoing PFAS crisis. With contamination reaching alarming levels and the cleanup costs running into billions, urgent action is needed.

The chart below lists states that have adopted policies to regulate PFAS as a class in consumer products, along with the year each law goes into effect.

Chart of States Restricting PFAS Chemicals in Consumer Products

Class-based PFAS bans in key sectors with implementation dates
All Products
Artifical Turf
Apparel
Carpets / Rugs
Cleaning Products
Cookware
Dental Floss
Fabric Treatments
Firefighting Foam
Food Packaging
Incontinence Products
Juvenile Products
Menstrual Products
Personal Care Products
Pesticides
Ski Wax
Textile Articles
Turnout Gear
Alaska2025
California 20252021**2022**20222023202320292025 2025
Colorado20262028202420262026202620242023202420242026 202520262028
Connecticut20282028202820282028202820212023202820282028202820282028
Hawaii20242024
Illinois2025
Maine2032202920292023202620262026202320222022202620262026 203020262026
Maryland2024202420242025*
Massachusetts2027
Minnesota20322025 2025 2025 20252025202420242025 2025202520252025
New Hampshire2020
New Jersey2026
New York2025202420202022
Oregon20252023**2027
Rhode Island20292027202720272025202420272027202720272027
Vermont20262028 20232026 202320232023 2026202620262026 20232026
Washington 2023**20232023 2020 202220252023
Totals3461046481512187101682

* not class-based; covers some PFAS substances but not all
** ongoing regulation
indicates the state was the first to adopt policy banning PFAS in that specified key sector

Additional Notes on Product Categories and States Listed

Carpets/Rugs: Ban applies to new carpets and rugs but not to those in the resale market.

Cleaning Products: Products used for domestic, commercial, or institutional cleaning purposes.

Cookware: Includes houseware items, not professional cookware.

Fabric Treatments: Includes but not limited to stain resistance or water resistance.

Firefighting Foam: Includes bans on the manufacture, sale, distribution, and/or use of firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals.

Food Packaging: Some bans include all food packaging (CT, MN, RI, VT), while other bans include only paper-based food packaging (CA, CO, HI, MD); the OR ban covers all foodware containers but not all packaging.

Juvenile Products: Product designed for use by infants and children under 12 years of age; does not include electronic products.

Menstrual Products: CO, ME, and MN name menstrual products in a ban, but other state laws banning PFAS in textiles may also cover menstrual products.

Pesticides: Includes substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pests; use as a plant regulator, or as a spray adjuvant.

Ski Wax: Includes ski and snowboard wax and tuning supplies.

Textile Articles: CA, CO, and MN laws includes all textiles customarily and ordinarily used in households and businesses; WA policy covers indoor textile furnishings and upholstery. Apparel is considered a separate category and is not a “textile article.”

Other states taking action on PFAS may not be listed here if they do not address PFAS as a class or lack a strong definition of PFAS.