Requirements by product
| Product | Requirement | Effective | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food packagingBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in Colorado food packaging (packages or components in direct contact with food made substantially of paper, paperboard, or other plant-fiber materials) containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. | January 1, 2024 | In force | C.R.S. 25-15-604(1) |
| CookwareBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in Colorado cookware containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals.Cookware excludes food equipment intended primarily for commercial settings, including equipment sold to holders of a retail food establishment license; commercial food-contact equipment is banned from January 1, 2028. | January 1, 2026 | In force | C.R.S. 25-15-604(3.5) |
| CosmeticsBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use cosmetics containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. | January 1, 2025 | In force | C.R.S. 25-15-604(3) |
| Children's productsBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in Colorado juvenile products (products designed for children under 12, such as car seats, cribs, strollers, and play mats) containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. | January 1, 2024 | In force | C.R.S. 25-15-604(1) |
| Apparel and textilesBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use textile articles (including apparel, accessories, backpacks, and handbags) or outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals.Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions (extreme-use gear for experts, such as offshore fishing, whitewater, and mountaineering outerwear, not marketed for general use) carries the 'Made with PFAS chemicals' disclosure from January 1, 2025 until this ban. Textile articles exclude outdoor textile furnishings, outdoor upholstered furniture, and textile articles used in medical, professional, or industrial settings. | January 1, 2028 | Scheduled | C.R.S. 25-15-604(5)(b), (c) |
| Textile furnishingsBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use indoor textile furnishings containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. | January 1, 2025 | In force | C.R.S. 25-15-604(3) |
| Textile furnishingsBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use outdoor textile furnishings containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. | January 1, 2027 | Scheduled | C.R.S. 25-15-604(4) |
| Carpets and rugsBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in Colorado carpets or rugs containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. | January 1, 2024 | In force | C.R.S. 25-15-604(1) |
| Fabric treatmentsBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in Colorado fabric treatments containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. | January 1, 2024 | In force | C.R.S. 25-15-604(1) |
| Upholstered furnitureBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use indoor upholstered furniture containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. | January 1, 2025 | In force | C.R.S. 25-15-604(3) |
| Upholstered furnitureBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use outdoor upholstered furniture containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. | January 1, 2027 | Scheduled | C.R.S. 25-15-604(4) |
| Cleaning productsBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in Colorado cleaning products containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals.Floor maintenance products used in hospital or medical settings are excluded until January 1, 2028. | January 1, 2026 | In force | C.R.S. 25-15-604(3.5) |
| Cleaning productsBan | The cleaning product ban extends to floor maintenance products used in hospital or medical settings. | January 1, 2028 | Scheduled | C.R.S. 25-15-604(5)(a) |
| Dental flossBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in Colorado dental floss containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. | January 1, 2026 | In force | C.R.S. 25-15-604(3.5) |
| Menstrual productsBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in Colorado menstruation products containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. | January 1, 2026 | In force | C.R.S. 25-15-604(3.5) |
| Ski waxBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in Colorado ski wax containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. | January 1, 2026 | In force | C.R.S. 25-15-604(3.5) |
| Artificial turfBan | No person may install artificial turf containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals on any property in Colorado.Turf installed before January 1, 2026 may be maintained. | January 1, 2026 | In force | C.R.S. 25-15-605 |
| Firefighting foamBan | Manufacturers may not knowingly sell, offer for sale, or distribute class B firefighting foam to which PFAS chemicals have been added.Exempt: foam where PFAS are required or authorized by federal law (including 14 CFR Part 139 and FAA guidance) or military purposes; fuel storage and distribution facilities, tank farms, and refineries; chemical plants; and the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels if CDOT deems it necessary. Manufacturers had to notify sellers at least one year before this date. | August 2, 2021 | In force | C.R.S. 25-5-1303, 25-5-1304 |
| Firefighting foamUse limit | No person or fire department may discharge or use class B firefighting foam with intentionally added PFAS for training or for testing foam fire systems. | August 2, 2019 | In force | C.R.S. 24-33.5-1234(1) |
| Firefighting foamUse limit | Anyone using class B foam with intentionally added PFAS must prevent release, fully contain it, store it safely, document measures, and report any use to CDPHE's water quality spills hotline within 24 hours. Use of such foam is also banned at aircraft storage or maintenance structures at certain airports.Containment and reporting duties do not apply where PFAS foam is required or authorized by federal law or FAA guidance or for military purposes. The airport structure restriction (C.R.S. 25-5-1309) was moved from January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2024 by HB 22-1345. | January 1, 2024 | In force | C.R.S. 25-5-1303.5, 25-5-1309 |
| Firefighter gearLabeling | Manufacturers and others selling firefighting personal protective equipment must give the purchaser written notice at the time of sale if it contains intentionally added PFAS, stating the reason PFAS were added.Seller and purchaser must keep the notice for three years and provide it to CDPHE within 60 days of a request. | August 2, 2019 | Applies | C.R.S. 25-5-1305 |
| Other named productsBan | No person may sell or distribute for sale or use in Colorado oil and gas products (hydraulic fracturing fluids, drilling fluids, and proppants) containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. | January 1, 2024 | In force | C.R.S. 25-15-604(1)(e) |
| Other named productsBan | No person may sell or distribute food equipment intended primarily for commercial settings that comes into direct contact with food and contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals. | January 1, 2028 | Scheduled | C.R.S. 25-15-604(5)(d) |
| LabelingLabeling | 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) |
| LabelingLabeling | 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) |
The laws
Colorado
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals Consumer Protection Act
- Citation
- C.R.S. 25-15-601 to 25-15-605
- Enacted by
- HB 22-1345 (2022 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 338); amended by SB 24-081 (2024)
- Enacted or adopted
- June 3, 2022
- Last amended
- May 1, 2024
- Status
- Partly in force
- Source
- https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb24-081
How it defines PFAS
Defined by reference to C.R.S. 25-5-1302(7): 'a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom'
Intentionally added
PFAS chemicals that a manufacturer has intentionally added to a product and that have a functional or technical effect on the product (includes intentional breakdown products of an added chemical)
Exemptions
- Drugs, medical devices, biologics, or diagnostics used in medical settings or applications regulated by the FDA.
- Veterinary pesticide and parasiticide products approved by EPA or USDA for use in animals, and USDA-approved veterinary biologics and diagnostics.
- Packaging for the medical and veterinary products above.
- Used products offered for sale or resale.
- Cosmetics exclude products requiring a prescription.
Colorado
Firefighting Foams and Personal Protective Equipment Control Act and training restriction
- Citation
- C.R.S. 25-5-1301 et seq.; C.R.S. 24-33.5-1234
- Enacted by
- HB 19-1279 (2019 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 427); amended by HB 22-1345 (2022)
- Last amended
- June 3, 2022
- Status
- In force
- Source
- https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb19-1279
How it defines PFAS
a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom
Intentionally added
Has the meaning in C.R.S. 25-15-603(12): PFAS chemicals that a manufacturer has intentionally added to a product and that have a functional or technical effect on the product
Exemptions
- Foam required or authorized by federal law or FAA guidance, or for military purposes.
- Sales for fuel storage and distribution facilities, tank farms, refineries, chemical plants, and the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels.
Penalties. Civil penalty up to $5,000 per violation for a first offense and up to $10,000 per repeat offense, deposited in the local firefighter safety and disease prevention fund; the Attorney General may investigate and sue (authority added in 2022). CDPHE may request certificates of compliance.
Timeline
- January 1, 2024 Took effect
Bans on PFAS in carpets or rugs, fabric treatments, food packaging, juvenile products, and oil and gas products took effect, along with cookware labeling and new PFAS foam containment and reporting duties. Source - May 1, 2024 Amended
Governor signed SB 24-081, adding new product bans and the artificial turf ban. Source - January 1, 2025 Took effect
Bans on cosmetics, indoor textile furnishings, and indoor upholstered furniture took effect, and the severe-wet-conditions apparel disclosure began. Source - January 1, 2026 Took effect
Bans on cleaning products, cookware, dental floss, menstruation products, ski wax, and PFAS artificial turf installation took effect; cookware labeling was repealed. Source