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ClaraDB gives a verdict only for PFAS state laws for cookware and bakeware, California Proposition 65 consumer-product warning check for BPA, BPS, formaldehyde, styrene, antimony trioxide, vinyl acetate, lead and cadmium, California Proposition 65 warning check for candles and ceramicware (lead, cadmium, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzene, naphthalene, carbon monoxide, benzo[a]pyrene), US packaging EPR producer size thresholds (California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington) for a brand-owning manufacturer, US lead in children's products and furniture (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in toys and child care articles (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in children's products (other) and bags (lead paint and total lead content), US phthalates in children's toys and child care articles (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP) and US children's product certificate and tracking label for children's tableware (AI-checked, quotes verified word for word). Every other answer shows the laws and quotes found without saying whether they apply. Not checked: Consumer electronics (FCC equipment authorization, 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15, energy rules). What ClaraDB has checked
Home and kitchen goodsMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20251 area read · 1 not read yet
- PFAS in rugs, carpets and food packaging (Env. 6-1601, 9-1902)
- Other state chemical and product-safety laws for home and kitchen goods (not yet reviewed)
Cosmetics and personal careMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20252 not read yet
Cosmetics ingredient bans are not covered.
- PFAS in cosmetics (HB 643 of 2022)
- Unverified
Packaged food and beveragesMain sources
Maryland (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
Consumer electronics and small appliancesMain sources
Maryland (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
Batteries, e-bikes and power banksMain sources
Maryland (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
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Banned
Exemptions (1)
The sale or resale of a used rug or carpet.
“This section does not apply to the sale or resale of a used rug or carpet.”
Penalty
A civil penalty not exceeding $500 for a first violation and not exceeding $1,000 for a second or subsequent violation.
“(1) For a first violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $500; and (2) For a second or subsequent violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000.”
Official text, current to 23 Oct 2026. Maryland General Assembly's current enacted text from its Statute Text pages, one page per section, in code order.
Every product in the category
In force since 1 Jan 2024
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2024
Does not apply to the sale or resale of a used rug or carpet.
“On or after January 1, 2024, a person may not manufacture or knowingly sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in the State a rug or carpet to which PFAS chemicals have been intentionally added.”
Rugs and carpets made for sale or use in Maryland: the manufacturer's certificate of compliance with the PFAS prohibition.
Declaration required
A certificate of compliance, established by the manufacturer of the rug or carpet, attesting that it complies with the prohibition on intentionally added PFAS chemicals.
Exemptions (1)
Does not apply to the sale or resale of a used rug or carpet.
“This section does not apply to the sale or resale of a used rug or carpet.”
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Penalty
A first violation carries a civil penalty of up to $500; a second or later violation, up to $1,000.
“A person who violates this subtitle is subject to: (1) For a first violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $500; and (2) For a second or subsequent violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000.”
Official text, current to 23 Oct 2026. Maryland General Assembly's current enacted text from its Statute Text pages, one page per section, in code order.
- Your role: Manufacturer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force, start date unknown
The statute states no separate start date for the certificate; the date shown is the start date of the prohibition the certificate attests to.
“A person that manufactures a rug or carpet for sale or use in the State shall establish a certificate of compliance to attest that the rug or carpet is in compliance with the requirements of this section.”
- BanPFAS as defined in Maryland (US state)
Banned
Exemptions (1)
The sale or resale of a used rug or carpet.
“This section does not apply to the sale or resale of a used rug or carpet.”
§6-1604.1(a) · fetched 2026-10-23Maryland General Assembly (Statute Text): Md. Code, Env. §6-1604.1(b)(opens in a new tab) Penalty
A civil penalty not exceeding $500 for a first violation and not exceeding $1,000 for a second or subsequent violation.
“(1) For a first violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $500; and (2) For a second or subsequent violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000.”
§6-1605 · fetched 2026-10-23Maryland General Assembly (Statute Text): Md. Code, Env. §6-1604.1(b)(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 23 Oct 2026. Maryland General Assembly's current enacted text from its Statute Text pages, one page per section, in code order.
- Applies when
Every product in the category
- Effective
In force since 1 Jan 2024
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2024
Does not apply to the sale or resale of a used rug or carpet.
- Source
“On or after January 1, 2024, a person may not manufacture or knowingly sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in the State a rug or carpet to which PFAS chemicals have been intentionally added.”
§6-1604.1(b) · fetched 2026-10-23Maryland General Assembly (Statute Text): Md. Code, Env. §6-1604.1(b)(opens in a new tab)
- Declaration
Rugs and carpets made for sale or use in Maryland: the manufacturer's certificate of compliance with the PFAS prohibition.
Declaration required
A certificate of compliance, established by the manufacturer of the rug or carpet, attesting that it complies with the prohibition on intentionally added PFAS chemicals.
Exemptions (1)
Does not apply to the sale or resale of a used rug or carpet.
“This section does not apply to the sale or resale of a used rug or carpet.”
Env. §6-1604.1(a) · fetched 2026-10-23Maryland General Assembly (Statute Text): Md. Code, Env. §6-1604.1(opens in a new tab) The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Penalty
A first violation carries a civil penalty of up to $500; a second or later violation, up to $1,000.
“A person who violates this subtitle is subject to: (1) For a first violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $500; and (2) For a second or subsequent violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000.”
Env. §6-1605 · fetched 2026-10-23Maryland General Assembly (Statute Text): Md. Code, Env. §6-1604.1(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 23 Oct 2026. Maryland General Assembly's current enacted text from its Statute Text pages, one page per section, in code order.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
The statute states no separate start date for the certificate; the date shown is the start date of the prohibition the certificate attests to.
- Source
“A person that manufactures a rug or carpet for sale or use in the State shall establish a certificate of compliance to attest that the rug or carpet is in compliance with the requirements of this section.”
Env. §6-1604.1(c)(1) · fetched 2026-10-23Maryland General Assembly (Statute Text): Md. Code, Env. §6-1604.1(opens in a new tab)
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Sources
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- Maryland Commercial Law 2-316.1 (consumer goods and services: exclusion or modification of implied warranties unenforceable)(opens in a new tab)Maryland General Assembly (Department of Legislative Services) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Maryland Code, Environment Article 6-1202 (pentaBDE and octaBDE in new products)(opens in a new tab)Maryland General Assembly (Department of Legislative Services) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Maryland Code, Environment 6-1601 to 6-1605 incl. 6-1604.1, PFAS chemicals (George "Walter" Taylor Act; 2022 ch. 152/153, 2023 ch. 139): Class B foam, PPE notice, rugs and carpets(opens in a new tab)Maryland General Assembly (Statute Text) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Maryland Code, Environment 6-16A-01 to 6-16A-05, playground surfacing materials (PFAS and lead; 2024 ch. 488, HB 1147)(opens in a new tab)Maryland General Assembly (Statute Text) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Maryland Code, Environment 9-1901 to 9-1907, packaging (9-1902(d): PFAS in food packaging)(opens in a new tab)Maryland General Assembly (Statute Text) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
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- Maryland Environment Article, Title 9, Subtitle 25: Packaging and paper products producer responsibility (2025 Ch. 431, SB 901)(opens in a new tab)Maryland General Assembly (Department of Legislative Services) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Maryland Health-General 21-259.2 cosmetic product ingredient prohibition (incl. PFAS, formaldehyde, mercury, phthalates)(opens in a new tab)Maryland General Assembly (mgaleg) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
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