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PFAS in Cosmetics: State-Led Regulatory Surge Demands Proactive Compliance

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States are rapidly enacting and implementing bans and reporting requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetics, creating a complex and evolving compliance environment for manufacturers, distributors,...more

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Material Concerns: Legal Updates on Substances of Emerging Concern

First effective in 2024, the Act bans the sale or distribution of various products that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals. On January 1, 2026, as part of the product phase-out timeline, the new law bans the sale or...more

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NY Packaging Legislation Gets Wrapped up in Red Tape Again

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Last month, the New York State Assembly demurred from taking up a vote for the second time on the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (“PRRIA”). The PRRIA was designed to cause a restructuring of the life...more

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Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

In April 2025, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce unanimously approved the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act. The Act, if it is enacted, would convert current voluntary standards ANSI/CAN/UL...more

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New Mexico Enacts Sweeping Statute Phasing in Restrictions on PFAS in Products, Contemplating “Currently Unavoidable Use”...

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In early April 2025, New Mexico enacted a statute restricting intentionally added PFAS in products, similar in scope to Maine’s and Minnesota’s existing laws. The New Mexico statute imposes a ban on sales and distribution...more

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PFAS Regulatory Landscape Continues to Shift: EPA Announces Major Actions and State PFAS Bans Grow

Last week the EPA announced a broad array of agency objectives regarding per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regulation. Although the agency’s announcement was sparing on details, it provides a few key indicators...more

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California Legislation Banning Wide Range of PFAS-Containing Products (SB 682) Moves Forward in Senate Committees

The California Senate’s Environmental Quality Committee recently passed, as amended, SB 682, and referred the bill to the Senate Committee on Health for a further hearing. If ultimately enacted as law, SB 682 would result in...more

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New Mexico Bans Certain PFAS in Consumer Products

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On April 8, 2025, the Governor of New Mexico, Lujan Grisham, signed HB 212 prohibiting certain PFAS substances in various consumer products. This bill (now enacted into law) establishes on specific product categories...more

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New Mexico Becomes Third U.S. State to Prohibit PFAS in Products

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This alert was originally published on March 25, 2025, and has been revised based on recent developments. In 2021, Maine became the first U.S. state to enact a law imposing reporting requirements and material...more

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New Mexico Acts on PFAS: Governor Signs Bills to Shift Remediation Costs and Ban Toxic Chemicals

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On April 8, 2025, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed and thereby enacted House Bill 140 and House Bill 212, which are designed to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination across New...more

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California Advances Bill to Ban Most PFAS Uses

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The California Senate Environmental Quality Committee passed California Senate Bill 682 aiming to ban the sale of products with intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) unless deemed to have...more

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Rhode Island Joins Growing State Effort to Ban PFAS in Consumer Products

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Rhode Island recently passed the Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, which will ban the manufacture, use and distribution of certain products with intentionally added PFAS starting January 1, 2027. The Act further states “[i]t is...more

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Fashion Industry Beware - PFAS Bans on Apparel Effective January 1, 2025

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PFAS laws will significantly impact the fashion industry come 2025. New York and California have each passed legislation that will regulate the use—and eventual phaseout—of PFAS in apparel and other textiles....more

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Maine Significantly Amends its PFAS Consumer Products Law

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In 2021, Maine passed the most sweeping law related to the regulation of PFAS in consumer products at that time. Subsequently, the law was amended in 2023, and on April 16, 2024, Governor Mills signed L.D. 1537, entitled “An...more

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PFAS in Products: 2024 Is Off to a Busy Start in Many States

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2024 is off to a busy start for folks following state laws related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products. Multiple states have passed legislation impacting product manufacturers and retailers. Maine and...more

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California Bans the Manufacture and Sale of Certain PFAS-Containing Products

The State of California has always been a leader in regulating chemical ingredients contained in products sold in the state (think Prop 65), and it has turned its sights towards per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....more

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Implications of New Lautenberg Act’s Sweeping Changes to Toxic Substances Control Act

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President Obama signed HR 2576, the Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act), into law on June 22, 2016. The Lautenberg Act makes significant changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act...more

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