Apparel: CA, CO, ME, RI, and VT have broader bans and include outdoor apparel. CT and NY’s bans are apparel only. IL’s ban is specific to intimate apparel.
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.
