Labeling laws require a PFAS statement on the product, its package or its online listing. Connecticut's general labeling duty began July 1, 2026. New Mexico's, due January 1, 2027, was reported enjoined by a federal court in September 2026.
State rules
| Jurisdiction | Requirement | Effective | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaliforniaCookware | Once a manufacturer intentionally adds a chemical on the state's designated list (DTSC's Candidate Chemicals list) to the handle or any food-contact surface of cookware sold in California, it must post on the cookware's website a list of all chemicals in the cookware that are on the designated list, the authoritative lists each appears on, and links to those lists. Website claims that the cookware is free of a chemical are barred if any chemical from that group or class is intentionally added.The disclosure duty is tied to the designated list and does not name PFAS. Cookware includes pots, pans, skillets, grills, baking sheets, baking molds, trays, bowls, and cooking utensils used in homes and restaurants. | January 1, 2023 | Applies | HSC 109010, 109012, 109013 |
| CaliforniaCookware | Product labels must list designated-list chemicals after the phrase "This product contains:" plus an English and Spanish statement directing buyers to a web page, with both a web address and a QR code. Free-of claims on the package are barred on the same terms as on websites.The label statement must also be visible in online product listings. Cookware too small for a two-square-inch label and sold without a container, wrapper, or tag is exempt from the label but still needs the statement in online listings. Cookware that does not comply may not be sold, offered for sale, or distributed in California (HSC 109014). | January 1, 2024 | Applies | HSC 109011, 109013, 109014 |
| New JerseyCookware | Manufacturers of cookware with intentionally added PFAS in the handle or any food-contact surface must list the PFAS on the product label with the statement 'This product contains PFAS.' in English and Spanish, visible on online listings; unlabeled PFAS cookware may not be sold.Manufacturers may not claim on a label or website that cookware is free of PFAS if PFAS was intentionally added. Does not apply to PFAS only in electronic or internal components. | January 12, 2028 | Starts | P.L.2025, c.202, sections 7 and 8 |
| CaliforniaOther named products | A product labeled "compostable" or "home compostable" may not be sold or offered for sale in California if it has a total organic fluorine concentration greater than 100 ppm, unless CalRecycle adopts a different standard that would more effectively limit PFAS.Applies to any product carrying a compostable claim, such as food service ware. AB 1201 is a non-urgency 2021 statute and took effect 2022-01-01; the fluorine criterion has no separate operative date. Other criteria in the same paragraph apply from 2024-01-01 (third-party certification) and 2026-01-01 (allowable organic input). | January 1, 2022 | Applies | PRC 42357(g)(1)(C) |
| ColoradoLabeling | Manufacturers of cookware with intentionally added PFAS in the handle or any food-contact surface had to list PFAS on the label with an English and Spanish statement pointing to a website and QR code explaining why PFAS were added, including in online listings, and could not claim cookware was PFAS-free unless no PFAS was intentionally added.Repealed effective January 1, 2026 by SB 24-081 (new 25-15-604(2)(g)), when the cookware sales ban began. Small cookware without room for a two-square-inch label and without packaging or tags was exempt. | January 1, 2024 | No longer applies | C.R.S. 25-15-604(2) |
| CaliforniaLabeling | Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions that contains regulated PFAS may be distributed, sold, or offered for sale only with a legible disclosure stating "Made with PFAS chemicals", including in online listings.Applies until the ban on this apparel starts on 2028-01-01. Covers extreme and extended use outerwear for outdoor sports experts, such as offshore fishing, offshore sailing, whitewater kayaking, and mountaineering gear, not marketed for general consumer use. | January 1, 2025 | Applies | HSC 108970(d), 108971(a)(2) |
| ColoradoLabeling | Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions containing intentionally added PFAS may be sold or distributed in Colorado, including online, only with a legible disclosure that includes the phrase 'Made with PFAS chemicals'.Repealed January 1, 2028, when the ban on this apparel begins. | January 1, 2025 | Applies | C.R.S. 25-15-604(2.5) |
| ConnecticutLabeling | No person may distribute, sell or offer for sale new outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions that contains PFAS unless it carries the disclosure 'Made with PFAS chemicals', including in online listings.Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions means extreme and extended-use outerwear for outdoor sports experts, not marketed for general consumer use (for example offshore fishing, offshore sailing, whitewater kayaking, mountaineering). This apparel is also banned from January 1, 2028. | January 1, 2026 | Applies | Conn. Gen. Stat. 22a-903c(c)(1) |
| ConnecticutLabeling | Products in the 12 covered categories that contain intentionally added PFAS must bear a label, visible before sale, that tells the purchaser PFAS is present, using DEEP-approved language.DEEP's page (updated September 23, 2026) approves 'Contains PFAS', 'Made with PFAS', 'Made with PFAS chemicals', 'Made with intentionally added PFAS', 'This product contains PFAS', 'This product contains PFAS chemicals', 'Contains PFAS in internal components' and 'Contains PFAS in packaging components', a list introduced by 'This product contains:' that includes PFAS, and an Erlenmeyer flask outline containing the word PFAS. | July 1, 2026 | Applies | Conn. Gen. Stat. 22a-903c |
| New MexicoLabeling | After January 1, 2027, manufacturers may not manufacture for sale or distribution a product containing intentionally added PFAS unless it bears New Mexico's PFAS label (outline of an Erlenmeyer flask with 'PFAS' inside), visible before sale, on the product and on any consumer packaging that hides it, with an equivalent disclosure for online and catalog sales.News and law-firm reports say a federal court preliminarily enjoined this requirement on September 16, 2026 (ACC v. Kenney, D.N.M.). The order was not available for review, and NMED's pages still listed the January 1, 2027 date on September 28, 2026. Complex durable goods (100 or more components, useful life of five years or more) put the label on specification sheets and manuals. Labels meeting another state's requirement may be accepted. | January 1, 2027 | Starts | 20.13.2.13, 20.13.2.20 NMAC |
| MaineLabeling | Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions containing intentionally added PFAS may be sold only with a legible, easily discernible disclosure stating "Made with PFAS chemicals," including in online sales.The category covers extreme and extended use gear for outdoor sports experts, such as offshore fishing, offshore sailing, whitewater kayaking and mountaineering apparel. DEP reads offshore fishing as sport fishing. | January 1, 2029 | Starts | 38 M.R.S. section 1614(1)(E-3), (5)(B-2)(2) |
| Rhode IslandLabeling | Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions containing intentionally added PFAS may be sold only if accompanied by a legible, easily discernable disclosure stating 'Made with PFAS chemicals'. | January 1, 2029 | Starts | R.I. Gen. Laws 23-18.18-4(b)(2) |
Questions
Which states require PFAS labels?
Seven states require a PFAS label or disclosure for at least some products. Applies now: California (since January 1, 2022); Colorado (since January 1, 2025); Connecticut (since January 1, 2026). Starts: New Mexico (January 1, 2027); New Jersey (January 12, 2028); Maine and Rhode Island (January 1, 2029). News and law-firm reports say a federal court preliminarily enjoined New Mexico's labeling rule on September 16, 2026; the state's pages still list the January 1, 2027 date.