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Which states ban PFAS in cleaning products, and from when?

By Dwight Davis, Founder

Updated

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As of October 22, 2026, Minnesota has banned the sale of cleaning products with intentionally added PFAS since January 1, 2025, and Maine since January 1, 2026, both by statute [15][13]. Colorado's ban also began January 1, 2026, by the accounts of a testing body and a law firm [3][10]. Connecticut has required a PFAS label on such products since July 1, 2026, with a full ban from January 1, 2028 [19][11]. Washington's restriction starts January 1, 2027, and New Mexico's adopted rule bans them from January 1, 2028 [2][17]. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are fluorinated chemicals that can sit in packaging parts as well as formulas. Below: each state's rule, its source, and where summaries disagree.

Each state and the source behind it

Each line names the source it rests on and says whether the statute or rule text itself was read.

StateCleaning products restricted fromSourceStatute itself read?
MinnesotaJan 1, 2025Minn. Stat. 116.943 subds. 1, 2 and 5, 2025 edition [15]Yes
WashingtonJan 1, 2027Ecology's WAC 173-337 page [2]; WSR 25-24-007 adoption filing [6]Rule summary and filing; full WAC text not read
MaineJan 1, 202638 M.R.S. 1614(5)(B-1) [13]; Maine DEP staff memo, Apr 7, 2025 [7]Yes
ColoradoJan 1, 2026; Jan 1, 2028 for floor maintenance products used in hospital or medical settingsSGS summary of SB 24-081 [10]; law firm summary [3]No
ConnecticutJuly 1, 2026, unless the product carries a PFAS label; outright from Jan 1, 2028CGS 22a-903c(c)(1) as quoted in DEEP's draft labeling order [19]; SGS and trade summaries of Public Act 24-59 for notice and the 2028 ban [11][20]Subsection (c)(1) as quoted by DEEP; the rest of the section not read
New MexicoJan 1, 202820.13.2 NMAC, published May 5, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, per testing-body summaries [17][18]; final proposed rule text, March 2026 [4]; law firm summary of HB 212 [12]Proposed rule text read; adopted text and statute not read
CaliforniaNo cleaning product ban foundNo ban in the statutes and agency pages read (see below)Not applicable

Treat every "No" in the last column as a lead to confirm with that state's environmental agency before you rely on it.

Minnesota

Minnesota Statutes 116.943 subdivision 5(a), 2025 edition, reads: "Beginning January 1, 2025, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in this state" the listed products if they contain intentionally added PFAS, and item (2) is cleaning products [15]. The same subdivision says the commissioner "may not determine that the use of PFAS in a product is a currently unavoidable use" for a listed product [15], so no exemption can be granted for a cleaner.

Subdivision 1 defines a cleaning product as "a finished product used primarily for domestic, commercial, or institutional cleaning purposes," with air care, automotive maintenance, general cleaning, and polish or floor maintenance products among its examples; PFAS as "a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom"; and intentionally added as "PFAS deliberately added during the manufacture of a product where the continued presence of PFAS is desired" to serve a function in the product or a component [15]. The 2023 bill that created the section used the same wording [5].

Reporting. Subdivision 2 requires manufacturers to report products with intentionally added PFAS "On or before January 1, 2026," and subdivision 3(d) lets the commissioner extend the submission deadline [15]. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) adopted a final reporting rule, and Beveridge & Diamond's December 9, 2025 summary of it says "Initial reports are due July 1, 2026," with new products reported by February 1 of the following year [16]. Arnold & Porter gives the same date [12]. This page follows July 1, 2026. HF 4257, introduced March 12, 2026, would move reporting to products made on or after July 1, 2027 [1], and the revisor's page for the section flags a 2026 amendment to subdivision 2 that was not read for this page [15]. Confirm your own reporting date with MPCA.

Washington

Washington restricts PFAS through its Safer Products for Washington program under chapter 70A.350 RCW. Ecology adopted the "Cycle 1.5" amendments to chapter 173-337 WAC on November 20, 2025, effective December 21, 2025; restrictions start January 1, 2027, with first notifications due January 31, 2027 [2]. Cleaning products are one of the three restricted categories for "intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)" [2].

The adoption filing gives the scope as "formulated cleaning products intended for residential, commercial, and institutional uses," says "Cleaning products with disinfectants are included in this consumer product category," and excludes "pesticidal products not marketed as cleaning products" [6]. For the restricted and reported categories it presumes PFAS were intentionally added where total fluorine is above a "50 ppm de minimis threshold" [6]. The rule section is WAC 173-337-110(11)(a) [6]. Read the full WAC text with Ecology for anything beyond the filing summarized here, including how packaging is treated.

New Mexico

New Mexico's statute is the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Protection Act (HB 212, 2025; NMSA 1978, 74-15-1 and following). Arnold & Porter's December 2025 summary puts cleaning products in the expanded prohibitions beginning January 1, 2028, with reporting from January 1, 2027 [12]. The Environmental Improvement Board published its final rule, 20.13.2 NMAC, on May 5, 2026, effective July 1, 2026; SGS's May 28, 2026 summary of the adopted rule gives cleaning products from January 1, 2028, notification by January 1, 2027, and a rebuttable presumption above 100 ppm fluorine [17]. UL's summary of the same rule agrees on January 1, 2028 for cleaning products and labeling after January 1, 2027, but describes a reporting step beginning January 1, 2028 [18]. The adopted text itself was not reached. In the March 2026 final proposed version [4], section 20.13.2.9.B says that "beginning January 1, 2028, a manufacturer may not sell, offer for sale, distribute or distribute for sale in this state" listed products, and item (2) is "cleaning products" [4]. Other provisions in the proposal:

  • Reporting "On or before January 1, 2027" for products sold in the state, with an initial reporting fee of $2,500 (20.13.2.12.B and 20.13.2.16.A) [4].
  • Labeling "after January 1, 2027" (20.13.2.13.A) [4].
  • A rebuttable presumption that PFAS were intentionally added where fluorine in a product or component is above 100 ppm (20.13.2.14) [4].
  • An exemption for "a pesticide that is regulated by or under the jurisdiction of" FIFRA (20.13.2.10.Q) [4].
  • A general prohibition from January 1, 2032 for products without a currently unavoidable use rule [4].

The rule text quoted here is the March 2026 proposal. The adopted rule took effect July 1, 2026 by both summaries [17][18]; check each section above against the adopted text with the New Mexico Environment Department, especially the reporting date, where the two summaries differ.

Maine

Maine's law is 38 M.R.S. 1614, last amended by Public Law 2025, chapter 67 [13]. Subsection 5, paragraph B-1 reads: "effective January 1, 2026, a person may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this State," and its first item is "A cleaning product containing intentionally added PFAS" [13]. The statute defines a cleaning product as "a finished product used primarily for domestic, commercial or institutional cleaning purposes," including air care, automotive maintenance, general cleaning, and polish or floor maintenance products, and counts PFAS "added to a product or one of its product components" as intentionally added [13]. The prohibition also reaches a product with no added PFAS if it is sold in a fluorinated container or a container that otherwise contains intentionally added PFAS [13]. SGS's May 2024 summary of the 2023 amendment (chapter 630) and Morgan Lewis give the same January 1, 2026 date [3][9].

From January 1, 2032 the ban widens to any product with intentionally added PFAS, unless the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has found the use currently unavoidable [13]. A currently unavoidable use (CUU) determination is made by rule and exempts the product for five years from the rule or from the prohibition, whichever runs longer; makers relying on one must file a notice, though manufacturers with 100 or fewer employees are exempt from that notice [13]. DEP's April 2025 memo on its Chapter 90 rule says the general notification requirement once set for January 1, 2025 was eliminated [7].

Packaging parts are where this reaches a cleaning product maker. Beveridge & Diamond reported on August 4, 2025 that DEP proposed CUU approvals for two cleaning product container components, an internal cartridge valve and a vented cap liner, and rejecting nine other proposals [8]. Fox Rothschild reported in October 2025 that DEP adopted both, and that "The approved CUU exemptions are in place until January 1, 2031" [14]. The adopted Chapter 90 amendment itself was not reached; confirm with Maine DEP. The point for a maker is that a sprayer or closure part can bring PFAS into a product whose formula has none.

Colorado

SGS's summary of SB 24-081, signed May 1, 2024, which amends C.R.S. 25-15-601 to 604, lists "Cleaning products, except those that are floor maintenance products used in hospital or medical settings" as "Prohibited if intentionally added" from January 1, 2026, and those hospital and medical floor maintenance products from January 1, 2028 [10]. Morgan Lewis gives the same January 1, 2026 date [3]. The statute text was not read; confirm with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Connecticut

Connecticut's law is Public Act 24-59 (SB 292), signed June 5, 2024, codified at CGS 22a-903c [11]. Its cleaning product rule comes in two steps. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) quotes subsection (c)(1) in its draft labeling order: "[o]n and after July 1, 2026, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this state any" listed product, including "(C) cleaning product," if it "contains intentionally added PFAS, unless such product is labeled in accordance with this subsection" [19]. Labels must be "clearly visible prior to sale" [19]. Summaries add a prior written notice to DEEP: the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) and Arnold & Porter describe notice and labeling as both required [20][12], while SGS and Morgan Lewis describe notice as the condition for continued sale [11][3]. This page follows the statute text DEEP quotes, which makes the label mandatory, and treats notice as a further step to confirm with DEEP. From January 1, 2028 the product may not be sold at all, labeled or not, by every summary read [11][12][20]. DEEP's final labeling order (December 2025, per Arnold & Porter) approves phrases including "Contains PFAS," "Made with PFAS," "Made with PFAS chemicals," "Made with intentionally added PFAS" and "This product contains PFAS chemicals" [12][20]. The final order itself was not reached; read it before you print.

California

None of the statutes and agency pages read for these state pages shows a California ban on intentionally added PFAS in cleaning products as of October 22, 2026. Morgan Lewis mentions California only for total organic fluorine thresholds and textile rules [3]. Check the legislature's site for any later bill.

Where trackers disagree, and what this page follows

PointOne sourceAnother sourceThis page follows
Minnesota reporting dateStatute text: "On or before January 1, 2026" [15]MPCA final rule, by two law firm summaries: July 1, 2026 [12][16]July 1, 2026, confirmed with MPCA
New Mexico startNot listed by Morgan Lewis [3]Adopted rule by SGS and UL, the proposed rule and Arnold & Porter: Jan 1, 2028 [4][12][17][18]Jan 1, 2028
New Mexico reportingSGS and the proposed rule: by Jan 1, 2027 [4][17]UL: from Jan 1, 2028 [18]Jan 1, 2027 until the adopted text is read
Maine container partsB&D: CUU approvals for cartridge valve and vented cap liner proposed, Aug 2025 [8]Fox Rothschild: adopted, in place until Jan 1, 2031 [14]Adopted to Jan 1, 2031; adopted rule text unread
Connecticut, July 1, 2026Morgan Lewis and SGS: sale allowed after prior notice to DEEP [3][11]Statute as quoted by DEEP: label required; CBIA and Arnold & Porter: label and notice [12][19][20]Label required from July 1, 2026, plus notice to confirm with DEEP; ban from Jan 1, 2028
Intentional addition thresholdWashington: total fluorine above 50 ppm [6]New Mexico proposal: fluorine above 100 ppm [4]Both; each applies only in its state

No summary is treated as the law here. Where only a summary was available, the tables above say so.

What to do before you sell into these states

  1. Ask every ingredient supplier whether PFAS are intentionally added, in writing, for each material, including surfactants, defoamers and wetting agents; sourcing ingredients covers supplier documents.
  2. Ask your packaging suppliers the same question for bottles, closures, liners, valves and sprayer parts, because Maine's ban reaches containers and its CUU exemptions for two container parts run only to January 1, 2031. Sprayer construction is on triggers and sprayers.
  3. Watch the fluorine thresholds. A total fluorine test above 50 ppm in Washington, or above 100 ppm under New Mexico's rule, shifts the burden to you to show the PFAS were not intentionally added [4][6].
  4. Diary the dates. Washington January 1, 2027; New Mexico reporting January 1, 2027 and sales January 1, 2028; Maine's container part exemptions ending January 1, 2031; Connecticut's outright ban January 1, 2028; Colorado hospital and medical floor maintenance products January 1, 2028.
  5. Do not advertise "PFAS-free" without thinking about the support you would need; environmental claims are on biodegradable, recyclable and other green claims.

This page describes these laws as read on October 22, 2026, and is not legal advice.

When a distributor or co-packer asks for a PFAS statement

If a wholesale buyer or contract manufacturer asks you for a written PFAS statement, who holds which compliance document in that relationship is covered on contract manufacturing.

References

  1. Minnesota Legislature, HF 4257, 94th Legislature, introduction posted March 12, 2026 (showing Minnesota Statutes 116.943 subdivisions 2 and 5 as current law), read October 22, 2026. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/4257/versions/latest/
  2. Washington State Department of Ecology, *Chapter 173-337 WAC, Safer Products Restrictions and Reporting*, undated, read October 22, 2026. https://ecology.wa.gov/SaferProductsRule
  3. Morgan Lewis, *State Regulation of PFAS in Consumer Products Continues to Gain Momentum in 2026*, January 21, 2026. https://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2026/01/state-regulation-of-pfas-in-consumer-products-continues-to-gain-momentum-in-2026
  4. New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board, 20.13.2 NMAC, final proposed rule (NMED Attachment A, clean and redlined), March 2026, read October 22, 2026. https://www.env.nm.gov/opf/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/03/NMEDs-Attachment-A-Final-Proposed-Rule-Clean-and-Redlined.pdf
  5. Minnesota Legislature, HF 1000, 93rd Legislature, as introduced 2023, read October 22, 2026. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/93/2023/0/HF/1000/versions/0/
  6. Washington State Department of Ecology, *WSR 25-24-007, Rule-Making Order (CR-103P), Chapter 173-337 WAC*, adopted November 20, 2025. https://ecology.wa.gov/getattachment/5d1caab2-16f7-49c5-a66a-4c3928c5ec3b/WSR-25-24-007.pdf
  7. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Graham, Farris and Zgec), *Chapter 90: Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances*, staff memo to the Board of Environmental Protection, April 7, 2025. https://www.maine.gov/dep/bep/2025/04-07-25/Chapter%2090%20Staff%20Memo.pdf
  8. Beveridge & Diamond PC (Carra, LaMotte and Denney), *Precedent to Be Set for State PFAS in Products Laws as Maine Proposes Currently Unavoidable Use Determinations for Certain Cleaning Product Container Components*, August 4, 2025. https://www.bdlaw.com/consumer-products/publications/precedent-to-be-set-for-state-pfas-in-products-laws-as-maine-proposes-currently-unavoidable-use-determinations-for-certain-cleaning-product-container-components/
  9. SGS, *SafeGuardS 71/24: Maine, USA Revises Law on Products Containing PFAS* (LD 1537, chapter 630, amending 38 MRSA 1614), May 7, 2024. https://www.sgs.com/en/news/2024/05/safeguards-7124-maine-usa-revises-law-on-products-containing-pfas
  10. SGS, *SafeGuardS 74/24: Colorado, USA Revises Law on PFAS in Consumer Goods* (SB 24-081), May 14, 2024. https://sgs.com/en/news/2024/05/safeguards-7424-colorado-usa-revises-law-on-pfas-in-consumer-goods
  11. SGS, *SafeGuardS 91/24: Connecticut, USA Regulates PFAS in Certain Consumer Goods* (Public Act 24-59, SB 292), June 20, 2024. https://www.sgs.com/news/2024/06/safeguards-9124-connecticut-usa-regulates-pfas-in-certain-consumer-goods
  12. Arnold & Porter (Culleen, Halliday and Umstead), *Important Year-End Developments in PFAS State Law: Minnesota, New Mexico, and Connecticut*, December 22, 2025. https://www.arnoldporter.com/en/perspectives/advisories/2025/12/developments-in-pfas-state-law-minnesota-new-mexico-connecticut
  13. Maine Legislature, *Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 1614, Products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances* (through P.L. 2025, c. 67), read October 22, 2026. https://www.legislature.maine.gov/legis/statutes/38/title38sec1614.html
  14. Fox Rothschild LLP, PFAS Wire, *Maine DEP Issues Initial Currently Unavoidable Use Determinations for PFAS-Containing Products Subject to Impending Sales Prohibition*, October 2025. https://pfas.foxrothschild.com/2025/10/maine-dep-issues-initial-currently-unavoidable-use-determinations-for-pfas-containing-products-subject-to-impending-sales-prohibition/
  15. Minnesota Revisor of Statutes, *2025 Minnesota Statutes, 116.943, Products containing PFAS*, read October 22, 2026. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/116.943
  16. Beveridge & Diamond PC, *Rule Finalized Requiring Reporting on All Products Containing PFAS in Minnesota*, December 9, 2025. https://www.bdlaw.com/publications/rule-finalized-requiring-reporting-on-all-products-containing-pfas-in-minnesota/
  17. SGS, *SafeGuardS 075/26: New Mexico Issues Rules for PFAS in Consumer Products*, May 28, 2026. https://www.sgs.com/news/2026/05/safeguards-07526-new-mexico-issues-rules-for-pfas-in-consumer-products
  18. UL Solutions, *New Mexico Issues Final Rules on PFAS in Consumer Products*, 2026, read October 22, 2026. https://www.ul.com/news/new-mexico-issues-final-rules-pfas-consumer-products
  19. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, *Draft PFAS Labeling Order, CGS 22a-903c(c)*, undated draft (copy posted by Bergeson & Campbell), read October 22, 2026. https://www.lawbc.com/wp-content/uploads/Connecticut_DRAFT_PFAS_Labeling_Order_22a_903cc-00470728xAA4DC.pdf
  20. Connecticut Business and Industry Association, *DEEP Releases Required PFAS Wording for Consumer Goods Labels*, February 10, 2026. https://www.cbia.com/news/issues-policies/deep-pfas-product-labels
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