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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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A Minnesota consumer sale “as is” or “with all faults” disclaims the implied warranties only with a conspicuous writing, given before the sale, that says so and that the whole risk of quality and performance is the buyer's
Disclosure to buyer
Minn. Stat. 325G.18 subd. 1: every consumer sale in Minnesota carries an implied warranty of merchantability (and of fitness where the seller knows the buyer relies on it for a particular purpose) unless disclaimed as subd. 2 prescribes. Subd. 2: an “as is” or “with all faults” sale disclaims them only if a conspicuous writing clearly informs the buyer, before the sale, in simple and concise language that (1) the goods are being sold on an “as is” or “with all faults” basis and (2) the entire risk as to quality and performance is with the buyer; a mail order catalog may carry the writing.
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.
- It is a consumer sale: new goods, or goods under an express warranty, bought mainly for personal, family or household use (Minn. Stat. 325G.17 subd. 2)
- You choose to sell it on an “as is” or “with all faults” basis in a Minnesota consumer sale (Minn. Stat. 325G.18 subd. 2)
In force, start date unknown
Enacted by Laws 1973 c 692 (History line); the sections state no start date, and the date shown is the general August 1 effective date for 1973 Minnesota laws, a proxy.
No consumer sale on an "as is" or "with all faults" basis shall be effective to disclaim the implied warranty of merchantability, or, where applicable, the implied warranty of fitness, unless a conspicuous writing clearly informs the buyer, prior to the sale, in simple and concise language each of the following:
Whoever gives a written express warranty in a Minnesota consumer sale honors its terms and does not use it to disclaim the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness
Must meet the conditions of Minn. Stat. 325G.19 subd. 1: no express warranty arising out of a consumer sale of new goods may disclaim the implied warranties of merchantability or, where applicable, of fitness; subd. 2: the maker of an express warranty arising out of a consumer sale in Minnesota must honor its terms (the manufacturer, distributor or retail seller each honors its own); subd. 3: a manufacturer that authorizes a Minnesota retailer to do warranty service pays the retailer its normal retail rate. Express warranty (325G.17 subd. 5): a written statement in a consumer sale undertaking to preserve or maintain the goods' utility or performance or to compensate or replace on failure. Violations are treated as violations of 325F.69 (325G.20).
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.
- It is a consumer sale: new goods, or goods under an express warranty, bought mainly for personal, family or household use (Minn. Stat. 325G.17 subd. 2)
- You make an express warranty (a written statement undertaking to preserve or maintain the goods' utility or performance, or to compensate or replace them; Minn. Stat. 325G.17 subd. 5) in a consumer sale in Minnesota
In force, start date unknown
Enacted by Laws 1973 c 692 (History line); the sections state no start date, and the date shown is the general August 1 effective date for 1973 Minnesota laws, a proxy.
“The maker of an express warranty arising out of a consumer sale in this state shall honor the terms of the express warranty.”
- Disclosure
A Minnesota consumer sale “as is” or “with all faults” disclaims the implied warranties only with a conspicuous writing, given before the sale, that says so and that the whole risk of quality and performance is the buyer's
Disclosure to buyer
Minn. Stat. 325G.18 subd. 1: every consumer sale in Minnesota carries an implied warranty of merchantability (and of fitness where the seller knows the buyer relies on it for a particular purpose) unless disclaimed as subd. 2 prescribes. Subd. 2: an “as is” or “with all faults” sale disclaims them only if a conspicuous writing clearly informs the buyer, before the sale, in simple and concise language that (1) the goods are being sold on an “as is” or “with all faults” basis and (2) the entire risk as to quality and performance is with the buyer; a mail order catalog may carry the writing.
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
- It is a consumer sale: new goods, or goods under an express warranty, bought mainly for personal, family or household use (Minn. Stat. 325G.17 subd. 2)
- You choose to sell it on an “as is” or “with all faults” basis in a Minnesota consumer sale (Minn. Stat. 325G.18 subd. 2)
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
Enacted by Laws 1973 c 692 (History line); the sections state no start date, and the date shown is the general August 1 effective date for 1973 Minnesota laws, a proxy.
- Source
No consumer sale on an "as is" or "with all faults" basis shall be effective to disclaim the implied warranty of merchantability, or, where applicable, the implied warranty of fitness, unless a conspicuous writing clearly informs the buyer, prior to the sale, in simple and concise language each of the following:
Minn. Stat. 325G.18 subd. 2 · fetched 2026-10-27Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 325G.18, 325G.19(opens in a new tab)
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Whoever gives a written express warranty in a Minnesota consumer sale honors its terms and does not use it to disclaim the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness
Must meet the conditions of Minn. Stat. 325G.19 subd. 1: no express warranty arising out of a consumer sale of new goods may disclaim the implied warranties of merchantability or, where applicable, of fitness; subd. 2: the maker of an express warranty arising out of a consumer sale in Minnesota must honor its terms (the manufacturer, distributor or retail seller each honors its own); subd. 3: a manufacturer that authorizes a Minnesota retailer to do warranty service pays the retailer its normal retail rate. Express warranty (325G.17 subd. 5): a written statement in a consumer sale undertaking to preserve or maintain the goods' utility or performance or to compensate or replace on failure. Violations are treated as violations of 325F.69 (325G.20).
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
- It is a consumer sale: new goods, or goods under an express warranty, bought mainly for personal, family or household use (Minn. Stat. 325G.17 subd. 2)
- You make an express warranty (a written statement undertaking to preserve or maintain the goods' utility or performance, or to compensate or replace them; Minn. Stat. 325G.17 subd. 5) in a consumer sale in Minnesota
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
Enacted by Laws 1973 c 692 (History line); the sections state no start date, and the date shown is the general August 1 effective date for 1973 Minnesota laws, a proxy.
- Source
“The maker of an express warranty arising out of a consumer sale in this state shall honor the terms of the express warranty.”
Minn. Stat. 325G.19 subd. 2 · fetched 2026-10-27Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. 325G.18, 325G.19(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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