Requirements by product
| Product | Requirement | Effective | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food packagingBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in New Jersey food packaging that contains intentionally added PFAS.Food packaging means nondurable packages, packaging components or food service ware composed in substantial part of paper, paperboard or other plant-fiber materials. Technically unavoidable traces allowed. | January 12, 2028 | Scheduled | P.L.2025, c.202, section 6 |
| CookwareLabeling | 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 |
| CosmeticsBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in New Jersey any cosmetic product that contains intentionally added PFAS.Starts two years after the act's effective date. Technically unavoidable trace PFAS does not violate the ban. Does not apply to PFAS only in electronic or internal components. | January 12, 2028 | Scheduled | P.L.2025, c.202, section 4 |
| Carpets and rugsBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in New Jersey a carpet that contains intentionally added PFAS.Carpet means a rug or fabric marketed or intended for use as a floor covering. Used carpet is exempt; technically unavoidable traces allowed. | January 12, 2028 | Scheduled | P.L.2025, c.202, section 5 |
| Fabric treatmentsBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in New Jersey a fabric treatment that contains intentionally added PFAS.Used fabric treatments exempt; technically unavoidable traces allowed. | January 12, 2028 | Scheduled | P.L.2025, c.202, section 5 |
| Firefighting foamBan | Manufacture, sale, offer for sale and distribution of Class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS are banned, and so is its use by anyone other than fire departments.Exempt where federal law requires PFAS. Fixed foam systems designed for 110 percent containment may continue until January 8, 2028. Oil refineries and petroleum terminals may use it on storage tanks of 120 square meters or more or fuel-in-depth pools until January 8, 2032; they had to notify DCA by January 8, 2026, must file any waiver notice of intent by January 8, 2029, and all waivers expire by January 8, 2036. | January 8, 2026 | In force | P.L. 2023, c. 243; N.J.S.A. 56:8-229d |
| Firefighting foamUse limit | No fire department in New Jersey may use Class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS.Added by P.L.2025, c.266. If a federal requirement for PFAS foam is revoked, the ban applies one year after the revocation. | January 1, 2027 | Scheduled | N.J.S.A. 56:8-229, as amended by P.L.2025, c.266 |
| Firefighter gearBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, manufacture or distribute firefighting personal protective equipment containing intentionally added PFAS.Equipment other than clothing, such as respiratory protection, hearing protection and communication devices, is exempt until January 1, 2030. | January 20, 2028 | Scheduled | P.L.2025, c.373 |
| Firefighter gearLabeling | Producers selling firefighting personal protective equipment with intentionally added PFAS must give the purchaser written notice at the time of sale stating that it contains PFAS, the reason, and each PFAS by chemical name. The notice is kept for three years. | January 20, 2027 | Starts | P.L.2025, c.373 |
The laws
New Jersey
Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act
- Citation
- P.L.2025, c.202 (N.J.S.A. 56:3-53 to 56:3-63)
- Enacted by
- S1042 / A1421, approved January 12, 2026
- Enacted or adopted
- January 12, 2026
- Status
- Enacted, not yet in effect
- Source
- https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2024/PL25/202_.PDF
How it defines PFAS
substances that include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom
Intentionally added
PFAS added to a product or intentionally used during the development of a product or one of its product components to provide a specific characteristic, appearance, or quality or to perform a specific function
Exemptions
- Technically unavoidable trace quantities of PFAS from impurities, manufacturing, storage or packaging migration
- PFAS only in electronic or internal components (cosmetics and cookware sections)
- Sale or resale of used carpet or fabric treatment
Penalties. The Division of Consumer Affairs may issue administrative orders, bring civil actions, levy civil administrative penalties, stop sales, and publicize noncompliant manufacturers; court-imposed civil penalties up to $25,000 per day of violation.
New Jersey
Class B firefighting foam PFAS restrictions
- Citation
- P.L. 2023, c. 243 (includes N.J.S.A. 56:8-229d)
- Enacted by
- P.L.2023, c.243 (approved January 8, 2024); amended by P.L.2025, c.266 (approved January 12, 2026)
- Status
- In force
- Source
- https://www.nj.gov/dca/dfs/pdf/FOAM/Class%20B%20Firefighting%20Foam%20Policy.pdf
Exemptions
- Uses where federal law requires PFAS
- Fixed systems with 110 percent containment until January 8, 2028
- Refinery and terminal large storage tanks and fuel-in-depth pools until January 8, 2032, extendable by waiver to no later than January 8, 2036
New Jersey
PFAS in firefighting personal protective equipment
- Citation
- P.L.2025, c.373
- Enacted by
- Approved January 20, 2026
- Enacted or adopted
- January 20, 2026
- Status
- Enacted, not yet in effect
- Source
- https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2024/PL25/373_.PDF
Timeline
- January 8, 2024 Took effect
Class B foam law P.L. 2023, c. 243 took effect. Source - January 8, 2026 Took effect
Restrictions on Class B foam with intentionally added PFAS began. Source - January 12, 2026 Enacted
Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act (S1042/A1421) approved as P.L.2025, c.202. Source - January 12, 2026 Amended
P.L.2025, c.266 approved, barring fire departments from using PFAS Class B foam from January 1, 2027. Source - January 20, 2026 Enacted
P.L.2025, c.373 approved: PFAS notice for firefighter protective equipment from January 20, 2027 and a ban from January 20, 2028. Source - March 10, 2026 Update
DCA Class B foam policy FDS-01-2026 took effect. Source