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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
Sources read
  • Amara's Law PFAS in products (116.943)
  • PFAS in food packaging (325F.075)
  • MPCA PFAS reporting rule (ch. 7026)
Not read yet
  • currently unavoidable use determinations (event-triggered)
Cosmetics and personal careMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20251 area read · 2 not read yet
Sources read
  • Amara's Law PFAS in cosmetics
Not read yet
  • 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

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Minnesota Amara's Law, Minn. Stat. 116.943Minn. Stat. 116.9433 rulesIn force from: 1 Jan 2025Industries: Cosmetics
Requirement
Applies when
Effective
Source
Ban
PFAS as defined in Minnesota (US state)

Banned

Exemptions (2)

Products that are medical devices or drugs regulated by FDA or used in medical applications are outside subdivisions 4 and 5

“Subdivisions 4 and 5 do not apply to a prosthetic or orthotic device or to any product that is a medical device or drug”
subd. 8(b) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 116.943(opens in a new tab)

Sale or resale of a used product

“the sale or resale of a used product.”
subd. 8(a)(3) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 116.943(opens in a new tab)

Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Minnesota Revisor of Statutes page read on 2026-10-27, plus Laws 2026, chapter 127, article 14, section 4 (session law, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2026/0/Session+Law/Chapter/127/), which amended subdivision 2 (reporting duty: a product manufactured after July 1, 2023) the day after enactment; the statute page still printed the old subdivision 2 on that date.

  • Makes a drug claim (for example sunscreen or anti-dandruff): no

Depends on: otc drug claim

In force since 1 Jan 2025

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2025

Cosmetics listed in subd. 5(a)(4); electronic or internal components excluded by subd. 5(b)

“Beginning January 1, 2025, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in this state the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS:”
Minn. Stat. 116.943 subd. 5(a)(4) · fetched 2026-10-08Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 116.943(opens in a new tab)
Notification
PFAS as defined in Minnesota (US state)

Notification to Persons who sell or offer for sale the product, and the commissioner (list of names and addresses)

Notify sellers that sale of a product prohibited under subdivision 2 or 5 is prohibited in Minnesota and give the commissioner the list of those notified

Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Minnesota Revisor of Statutes page read on 2026-10-27, plus Laws 2026, chapter 127, article 14, section 4 (session law, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2026/0/Session+Law/Chapter/127/), which amended subdivision 2 (reporting duty: a product manufactured after July 1, 2023) the day after enactment; the statute page still printed the old subdivision 2 on that date.

  • Makes a drug claim (for example sunscreen or anti-dandruff): no

Depends on: otc drug claim

In force since 1 Jan 2025

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2025

Subdivision 4 states no commencement date; it serves the subdivision 5(a) prohibition that applies from 2025-01-01 (in force no later than 2025-01-01, the date of the version ClaraDB holds).

“A manufacturer must notify persons who sell or offer for sale a product prohibited under subdivision 2 or 5”
Minn. Stat. 116.943 subd. 4(d) · fetched 2026-10-08Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 116.943 subd. 5(a)(4)(opens in a new tab)
Notification
PFAS as defined in Minnesota (US state)

Notification to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (commissioner)

Product information for a product sold, offered or distributed in the state that contains intentionally added PFAS, submitted on or before January 1, 2026, and for each new product thereafter

Exemptions (1)

Does not apply where federal law governs PFAS in the product in a manner that preempts state authority

“a product for which federal law governs the presence of PFAS in the product in a manner that preempts state authority;”
§116.943 subd. 8(a)(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 116.943 subd. 5(a)(4)(opens in a new tab)

Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Minnesota Revisor of Statutes page read on 2026-10-27, plus Laws 2026, chapter 127, article 14, section 4 (session law, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2026/0/Session+Law/Chapter/127/), which amended subdivision 2 (reporting duty: a product manufactured after July 1, 2023) the day after enactment; the statute page still printed the old subdivision 2 on that date.

  • It was manufactured after July 1, 2023

In force since 1 Jan 2026

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2026

Subd. 2(a) as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 127, art. 14, s. 4 (effective the day after enactment): the duty reaches a manufacturer of a product manufactured after July 1, 2023, sold, offered for sale or distributed in the state, that contains intentionally added PFAS. Due date 2026-01-01 is as printed in the amended text; the Revisor statute page had not yet incorporated the amendment on 2026-10-27.

“On or before January 1, 2026, a manufacturer of a product manufactured after July 1, 2023; sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state; and that contains intentionally added PFAS must submit to the commissioner information that includes:”
§116.943 subd. 2(a) · fetched 2026-10-27Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 116.943 subd. 5(a)(4)(opens in a new tab)
  • Ban
    PFAS as defined in Minnesota (US state)

    Banned

    Exemptions (2)

    Products that are medical devices or drugs regulated by FDA or used in medical applications are outside subdivisions 4 and 5

    “Subdivisions 4 and 5 do not apply to a prosthetic or orthotic device or to any product that is a medical device or drug”
    subd. 8(b) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 116.943(opens in a new tab)

    Sale or resale of a used product

    “the sale or resale of a used product.”
    subd. 8(a)(3) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 116.943(opens in a new tab)

    Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Minnesota Revisor of Statutes page read on 2026-10-27, plus Laws 2026, chapter 127, article 14, section 4 (session law, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2026/0/Session+Law/Chapter/127/), which amended subdivision 2 (reporting duty: a product manufactured after July 1, 2023) the day after enactment; the statute page still printed the old subdivision 2 on that date.

    Applies when
    • Makes a drug claim (for example sunscreen or anti-dandruff): no

    Depends on: otc drug claim

    Effective

    In force since 1 Jan 2025

    Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2025

    Cosmetics listed in subd. 5(a)(4); electronic or internal components excluded by subd. 5(b)

    Source
    “Beginning January 1, 2025, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in this state the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS:”
    Minn. Stat. 116.943 subd. 5(a)(4) · fetched 2026-10-08Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 116.943(opens in a new tab)
  • Notification
    PFAS as defined in Minnesota (US state)

    Notification to Persons who sell or offer for sale the product, and the commissioner (list of names and addresses)

    Notify sellers that sale of a product prohibited under subdivision 2 or 5 is prohibited in Minnesota and give the commissioner the list of those notified

    Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Minnesota Revisor of Statutes page read on 2026-10-27, plus Laws 2026, chapter 127, article 14, section 4 (session law, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2026/0/Session+Law/Chapter/127/), which amended subdivision 2 (reporting duty: a product manufactured after July 1, 2023) the day after enactment; the statute page still printed the old subdivision 2 on that date.

    Applies when
    • Makes a drug claim (for example sunscreen or anti-dandruff): no

    Depends on: otc drug claim

    Effective

    In force since 1 Jan 2025

    Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2025

    Subdivision 4 states no commencement date; it serves the subdivision 5(a) prohibition that applies from 2025-01-01 (in force no later than 2025-01-01, the date of the version ClaraDB holds).

    Source
    “A manufacturer must notify persons who sell or offer for sale a product prohibited under subdivision 2 or 5”
    Minn. Stat. 116.943 subd. 4(d) · fetched 2026-10-08Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 116.943 subd. 5(a)(4)(opens in a new tab)
  • Notification
    PFAS as defined in Minnesota (US state)

    Notification to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (commissioner)

    Product information for a product sold, offered or distributed in the state that contains intentionally added PFAS, submitted on or before January 1, 2026, and for each new product thereafter

    Exemptions (1)

    Does not apply where federal law governs PFAS in the product in a manner that preempts state authority

    “a product for which federal law governs the presence of PFAS in the product in a manner that preempts state authority;”
    §116.943 subd. 8(a)(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 116.943 subd. 5(a)(4)(opens in a new tab)

    Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Minnesota Revisor of Statutes page read on 2026-10-27, plus Laws 2026, chapter 127, article 14, section 4 (session law, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2026/0/Session+Law/Chapter/127/), which amended subdivision 2 (reporting duty: a product manufactured after July 1, 2023) the day after enactment; the statute page still printed the old subdivision 2 on that date.

    Applies when
    • It was manufactured after July 1, 2023
    Effective

    In force since 1 Jan 2026

    Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2026

    Subd. 2(a) as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 127, art. 14, s. 4 (effective the day after enactment): the duty reaches a manufacturer of a product manufactured after July 1, 2023, sold, offered for sale or distributed in the state, that contains intentionally added PFAS. Due date 2026-01-01 is as printed in the amended text; the Revisor statute page had not yet incorporated the amendment on 2026-10-27.

    Source
    “On or before January 1, 2026, a manufacturer of a product manufactured after July 1, 2023; sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state; and that contains intentionally added PFAS must submit to the commissioner information that includes:”
    §116.943 subd. 2(a) · fetched 2026-10-27Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 116.943 subd. 5(a)(4)(opens in a new tab)

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