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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 goodsAll sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20253 areas read · 1 not read yet
- Amara's Law PFAS in products (116.943)
- PFAS in food packaging (325F.075)
- MPCA PFAS reporting rule (ch. 7026)
- currently unavoidable use determinations (event-triggered)
Cosmetics and personal careMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20251 area read · 2 not read yet
- Amara's Law PFAS in cosmetics
- other Minnesota cosmetics law
- e.g. formaldehyde and mercury in cosmetics for children (HF 2025)
Packaged food and beveragesMain sources
Minnesota (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
Consumer electronics and small appliancesMain sources
Minnesota (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
Batteries, e-bikes and power banksMain sources
Minnesota (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
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Environmental marketing claims for a product sold in Minnesota, or for its packaging, conform to the FTC Green Guides (16 CFR 260)
Must meet the conditions of Minn. Stat. 325E.41 subd. 1(a): environmental marketing claims made by a manufacturer, packager, wholesaler, or retailer for a product sold or offered for sale or distribution in Minnesota, including claims about its packaging, must conform to the standards or be consistent with the examples in 16 CFR part 260 (Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims) for general environmental benefit claims, degradable, compostable, recyclable and recycled-content claims, and source reduction, refillability and ozone-safety claims. (b): only claims made in an attempt to influence end users' purchasing decisions. Subd. 2: violations carry the penalties and remedies of section 8.31.
Exemptions (1)
Claims not made to influence end users' purchasing decisions are not covered
“(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an environmental claim unless the claim is made in an attempt to influence purchasing decisions by end users of the product.”
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Minnesota Revisor of Statutes pages, current edition.
- Claim: eco-friendly or sustainable or carbon neutral or recyclable or biodegradable or compostable or degradable
- You make an environmental marketing claim for the product or its packaging (general environmental benefit, degradable, compostable, recyclable, recycled content, source reduction, refillability or ozone safety) in an attempt to influence end users' purchasing decisions (Minn. Stat. 325E.41 subd. 1)
In force, start date unknown
Enacted by Laws 1996 c 359 s 2 (History line); the section states no start date, and the date shown is the general August 1 effective date for Minnesota laws, a proxy.
(a) Environmental marketing claims made by a manufacturer, packager, wholesaler, or retailer for a product sold or offered for sale or distribution in this state, including those related to the product's packaging, must conform to the standards or be consistent with the examples contained in Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, part 260, "Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims"
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Environmental marketing claims for a product sold in Minnesota, or for its packaging, conform to the FTC Green Guides (16 CFR 260)
Must meet the conditions of Minn. Stat. 325E.41 subd. 1(a): environmental marketing claims made by a manufacturer, packager, wholesaler, or retailer for a product sold or offered for sale or distribution in Minnesota, including claims about its packaging, must conform to the standards or be consistent with the examples in 16 CFR part 260 (Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims) for general environmental benefit claims, degradable, compostable, recyclable and recycled-content claims, and source reduction, refillability and ozone-safety claims. (b): only claims made in an attempt to influence end users' purchasing decisions. Subd. 2: violations carry the penalties and remedies of section 8.31.
Exemptions (1)
Claims not made to influence end users' purchasing decisions are not covered
“(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an environmental claim unless the claim is made in an attempt to influence purchasing decisions by end users of the product.”
Minn. Stat. 325E.41 subd. 1(b) · fetched 2026-10-27Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 325E.41(opens in a new tab) The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Minnesota Revisor of Statutes pages, current edition.
- Applies when
- Claim: eco-friendly or sustainable or carbon neutral or recyclable or biodegradable or compostable or degradable
- You make an environmental marketing claim for the product or its packaging (general environmental benefit, degradable, compostable, recyclable, recycled content, source reduction, refillability or ozone safety) in an attempt to influence end users' purchasing decisions (Minn. Stat. 325E.41 subd. 1)
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
Enacted by Laws 1996 c 359 s 2 (History line); the section states no start date, and the date shown is the general August 1 effective date for Minnesota laws, a proxy.
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(a) Environmental marketing claims made by a manufacturer, packager, wholesaler, or retailer for a product sold or offered for sale or distribution in this state, including those related to the product's packaging, must conform to the standards or be consistent with the examples contained in Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, part 260, "Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims"
Minn. Stat. 325E.41 subd. 1(a) · fetched 2026-10-27Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 325E.41(opens in a new tab)
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- Minnesota Statutes 116.943 (Amara's Law: PFAS in products, cookware ban, MPCA reporting)(opens in a new tab)Minnesota Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 2 versions kept
- Minnesota Statutes 325F.075 (PFAS in food packaging)(opens in a new tab)Minnesota Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Minnesota Laws 2021, 1st Special Session, chapter 6 (session law; art. 2 sec. 105 enacts 325F.075)(opens in a new tab)Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: staticLast checked: Checked
- Minnesota Rules ch. 7026, PFAS in products: reporting and fees (adopted 2025-12-08)(opens in a new tab)Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; Revisor of Statutes · Regulation (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 4 versions kept
- MPCA PFAS in products reporting (PRISM)(opens in a new tab)Minnesota Pollution Control Agency · Register (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Not checked yet
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- Minnesota Statutes 115A.1441 and 115A.1448 (Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act: definitions, producer responsibilities)(opens in a new tab)Minnesota Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Minnesota Statutes 115A.9157 (rechargeable batteries and products) and 325E.125 (general and special purpose battery requirements)(opens in a new tab)Minnesota Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Minnesota Statutes 115A.965 (prohibitions on selected toxics in packaging)(opens in a new tab)Minnesota Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Minnesota Statutes 325E.386 (products containing certain polybrominated diphenyl ethers banned; exemptions)(opens in a new tab)Minnesota Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Minnesota Statutes 325E.3892 (lead and cadmium in consumer products; prohibition), with 645.02 (effective date of laws)(opens in a new tab)Minnesota Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Minnesota Statutes 325E.41 (deceptive trade practices; environmental marketing claims)(opens in a new tab)Minnesota Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Minnesota Statutes 325E.72 (Digital Fair Repair Act)(opens in a new tab)Minnesota Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Minnesota Statutes 325G.17 to 325G.20 (consumer sale warranties: definitions, implied warranties, express warranties, remedies)(opens in a new tab)Minnesota Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
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