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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 20251 area read · no known gaps
- PFAS in cookware and products (P.L.2025 c.202)
No known gaps in the rule areas we track for home and kitchen goods.
Cosmetics and personal careMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20251 area read
- PFAS in cosmetics from about 2028-01-12 (P.L.2025 c.202, stored)
Other rules that may apply.
Packaged food and beveragesMain sources
New Jersey (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
Consumer electronics and small appliancesMain sources
New Jersey (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
Batteries, e-bikes and power banksMain sources
New Jersey (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
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6 of 7 rules match the industry. Open a law to read its rules.
Banned
Exemptions (2)
The prohibition does not apply to the sale or resale of a used carpet or fabric treatment.
“This prohibition shall not apply to the sale or resale of a used carpet or fabric treatment.”
A technically unavoidable trace quantity of PFAS from impurities, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging does not cause a violation.
“that trace quantity shall not cause the product to be in violation of this section”
Penalty
Civil administrative penalty of $1,000 to $20,000 per violation; each day counts
“The division is authorized to impose a civil administrative penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000 for each violation”
Unofficial copy of the text, current to 12 Jan 2026. Wayback Machine copy of the NJ Legislature's P.L.2025, c.202 PDF (approved 2026-01-12).
Every product in the category
Takes effect 12 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 12 Jan 2028
Operative date is computed from text: "Beginning two years after the effective date of this act" and "17. This act shall take effect immediately." with "Approved January 12, 2026." Two years after 2026-01-12 is 2028-01-12. "Carpet" means a rug or fabric marketed or intended for use as a floor covering. Fabric treatments are substances with no matching product type.
“no person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the State a carpet or fabric treatment that contains intentionally added PFAS”
Banned
Penalty
Civil administrative penalty of $1,000 to $20,000 per violation; each day counts
“The division is authorized to impose a civil administrative penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000 for each violation”
Unofficial copy of the text, current to 12 Jan 2026. Wayback Machine copy of the NJ Legislature's P.L.2025, c.202 PDF (approved 2026-01-12).
Every product in the category
Takes effect 12 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 12 Jan 2028
Section 17: "This act shall take effect immediately." Approved January 12, 2026 (end of the chapter text). Operative sections apply "Beginning two years after the effective date of this act", so the start date is 2028-01-12 (derived from those two sentences; no calendar date is printed for the operative dates). Food packaging = nondurable package, packaging component or food service ware composed in substantial part of paper, paperboard or plant-fibre material.
“Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the State any food packaging that contains intentionally added PFAS.”
Bars the “PFAS-free” claim unless nothing of the class is intentionally added
On the product label or website
Exemptions (1)
Cookware that has intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components is exempt.
“The provisions of this section shall not apply to a product that contains intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components of the product.”
Penalty
Civil administrative penalty of $1,000 to $20,000 per violation; each day counts
“The division is authorized to impose a civil administrative penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000 for each violation”
Unofficial copy of the text, current to 12 Jan 2026. Wayback Machine copy of the NJ Legislature's P.L.2025, c.202 PDF (approved 2026-01-12).
- Food-contact product
- Used with heat
- Claim: PFAS-free
Depends on: whether the product touches food, whether it is used with heat
Takes effect 12 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 12 Jan 2028
Operative date is computed from text: "Beginning two years after the effective date of this act" and "17. This act shall take effect immediately." with "Approved January 12, 2026." Two years after 2026-01-12 is 2028-01-12. Cookware: durable houseware for direct food contact to which heat is transferred or which contacts a heat source; excludes commercial-use-only products. Treated as a ban conditioned on the claim.
“a manufacturer shall not make a claim, on the product label or Internet website for the cookware product, that the cookware is free of PFAS if PFAS were intentionally added to the cookware”
Banned
Penalty
Civil administrative penalty of $1,000 to $20,000 per violation; each day counts
“The division is authorized to impose a civil administrative penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000 for each violation”
Unofficial copy of the text, current to 12 Jan 2026. Wayback Machine copy of the NJ Legislature's P.L.2025, c.202 PDF (approved 2026-01-12).
- Food-contact product
- Used with heat
Depends on: whether the product touches food, whether it is used with heat
Takes effect 12 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 12 Jan 2028
Section 8(a): "Beginning two years after the effective date of this act" (same date as sections 5-7 in this rule set).
“no person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale within the State cookware that contains PFAS unless the cookware and the manufacturer of the cookware have complied with the labeling requirements”
Disclosure to online listing
The statement "This product contains PFAS." in English and Spanish, visible and legible to the consumer on the product listing for online sales
Exemptions (3)
Cookware whose surface cannot fit a two square inch label and that has no exterior container, wrapper or attached tag is exempt from the labeling requirements.
“the surface area of the cookware cannot fit a product label of at least two square inches”
Cookware that has intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components is exempt.
“The provisions of this section shall not apply to a product that contains intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components of the product.”
Cookware whose label already lists PFAS under another state or federal law is deemed compliant.
“any cookware product with a product label that lists the presence of PFAS or a PFAS chemical pursuant to another state or federal law shall be deemed in compliance with the requirements of this section”
Penalty
Civil administrative penalty of $1,000 to $20,000 per violation; each day counts
“The division is authorized to impose a civil administrative penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000 for each violation”
Unofficial copy of the text, current to 12 Jan 2026. Wayback Machine copy of the NJ Legislature's P.L.2025, c.202 PDF (approved 2026-01-12).
- Food-contact product
- Used with heat
Depends on: whether the product touches food, whether it is used with heat
Takes effect 12 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 12 Jan 2028
Operative date is computed from text: "Beginning two years after the effective date of this act" and "17. This act shall take effect immediately." with "Approved January 12, 2026." Two years after 2026-01-12 is 2028-01-12. Cookware: durable houseware for direct food contact to which heat is transferred or which contacts a heat source; excludes commercial-use-only products. Subsection 7(c) has no date of its own; it implements the 7(a)/(b) label duty, which starts two years after the effective date. The 7(e) exemption (cookware too small for a two square inch label, with no wrapper or tag) is from "the labeling requirements of this section"; the online statement is the label statement carried to the listing, so it is exempted too.
“A manufacturer of cookware sold in the State shall ensure that the statement required on the product label pursuant to subsection b. of this section is visible and legible to the consumer, including on the product listing for online sales.”
Label required
List the presence of the intentionally added PFAS on the product label; Statement in both English and Spanish: "This product contains PFAS."
Exemptions (3)
Cookware that has intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components is exempt.
“The provisions of this section shall not apply to a product that contains intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components of the product.”
Cookware whose surface cannot fit a two square inch label and that has no exterior container, wrapper or attached tag is exempt from the labeling requirements.
“the surface area of the cookware cannot fit a product label of at least two square inches”
Cookware whose label already lists PFAS under another state or federal law is deemed compliant.
“any cookware product with a product label that lists the presence of PFAS or a PFAS chemical pursuant to another state or federal law shall be deemed in compliance with the requirements of this section”
Penalty
Civil administrative penalty of $1,000 to $20,000 per violation; each day counts
“The division is authorized to impose a civil administrative penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000 for each violation”
Unofficial copy of the text, current to 12 Jan 2026. Wayback Machine copy of the NJ Legislature's P.L.2025, c.202 PDF (approved 2026-01-12).
- Food-contact product
- Used with heat
Depends on: whether the product touches food, whether it is used with heat
Takes effect 12 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 12 Jan 2028
Operative date is computed from text: "Beginning two years after the effective date of this act" and "17. This act shall take effect immediately." with "Approved January 12, 2026." Two years after 2026-01-12 is 2028-01-12. Cookware: durable houseware for direct food contact to which heat is transferred or which contacts a heat source; excludes commercial-use-only products.
“a manufacturer of cookware sold in the State that contains an intentionally added PFAS in the handle of the product or in any product surface that comes into contact with food, foodstuffs, or beverages shall list the presence of the intentionally added PFAS on the product label”
- BanPFAS as defined in New Jersey (US state)
Banned
Exemptions (2)
The prohibition does not apply to the sale or resale of a used carpet or fabric treatment.
“This prohibition shall not apply to the sale or resale of a used carpet or fabric treatment.”
C.56:3-57 (section 5(a)) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab) A technically unavoidable trace quantity of PFAS from impurities, the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging does not cause a violation.
“that trace quantity shall not cause the product to be in violation of this section”
C.56:3-57 (section 5(b)) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab) Penalty
Civil administrative penalty of $1,000 to $20,000 per violation; each day counts
“The division is authorized to impose a civil administrative penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000 for each violation”
P.L.2025 c.202 sec. 10(d) (C.56:3-62) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab) Unofficial copy of the text, current to 12 Jan 2026. Wayback Machine copy of the NJ Legislature's P.L.2025, c.202 PDF (approved 2026-01-12).
- Applies when
Every product in the category
- Effective
Takes effect 12 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 12 Jan 2028
Operative date is computed from text: "Beginning two years after the effective date of this act" and "17. This act shall take effect immediately." with "Approved January 12, 2026." Two years after 2026-01-12 is 2028-01-12. "Carpet" means a rug or fabric marketed or intended for use as a floor covering. Fabric treatments are substances with no matching product type.
- Source
“no person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the State a carpet or fabric treatment that contains intentionally added PFAS”
P.L.2025 c.202 sec. 5(a) (C.56:3-57) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab)
- BanPFAS as defined in New Jersey (US state)
Banned
Penalty
Civil administrative penalty of $1,000 to $20,000 per violation; each day counts
“The division is authorized to impose a civil administrative penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000 for each violation”
P.L.2025 c.202 sec. 10(d) (C.56:3-62) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: N.J.S.A. 56:3-53 to 56:3-63; P.L.2025, c.202(opens in a new tab) Unofficial copy of the text, current to 12 Jan 2026. Wayback Machine copy of the NJ Legislature's P.L.2025, c.202 PDF (approved 2026-01-12).
- Applies when
Every product in the category
- Effective
Takes effect 12 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 12 Jan 2028
Section 17: "This act shall take effect immediately." Approved January 12, 2026 (end of the chapter text). Operative sections apply "Beginning two years after the effective date of this act", so the start date is 2028-01-12 (derived from those two sentences; no calendar date is printed for the operative dates). Food packaging = nondurable package, packaging component or food service ware composed in substantial part of paper, paperboard or plant-fibre material.
- Source
“Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the State any food packaging that contains intentionally added PFAS.”
P.L.2025 c.202 sec. 6(a) (C.56:3-58) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: N.J.S.A. 56:3-53 to 56:3-63; P.L.2025, c.202(opens in a new tab)
- Claim rulePFAS as defined in New Jersey (US state)
Bars the “PFAS-free” claim unless nothing of the class is intentionally added
On the product label or website
Exemptions (1)
Cookware that has intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components is exempt.
“The provisions of this section shall not apply to a product that contains intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components of the product.”
C.56:3-59 (section 7(f)) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab) Penalty
Civil administrative penalty of $1,000 to $20,000 per violation; each day counts
“The division is authorized to impose a civil administrative penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000 for each violation”
P.L.2025 c.202 sec. 10(d) (C.56:3-62) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab) Unofficial copy of the text, current to 12 Jan 2026. Wayback Machine copy of the NJ Legislature's P.L.2025, c.202 PDF (approved 2026-01-12).
- Applies when
- Food-contact product
- Used with heat
- Claim: PFAS-free
Depends on: whether the product touches food, whether it is used with heat
- Effective
Takes effect 12 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 12 Jan 2028
Operative date is computed from text: "Beginning two years after the effective date of this act" and "17. This act shall take effect immediately." with "Approved January 12, 2026." Two years after 2026-01-12 is 2028-01-12. Cookware: durable houseware for direct food contact to which heat is transferred or which contacts a heat source; excludes commercial-use-only products. Treated as a ban conditioned on the claim.
- Source
“a manufacturer shall not make a claim, on the product label or Internet website for the cookware product, that the cookware is free of PFAS if PFAS were intentionally added to the cookware”
P.L.2025 c.202 sec. 7(d) (C.56:3-59) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab)
- BanPFAS as defined in New Jersey (US state)
Banned
Penalty
Civil administrative penalty of $1,000 to $20,000 per violation; each day counts
“The division is authorized to impose a civil administrative penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000 for each violation”
P.L.2025 c.202 sec. 10(d) (C.56:3-62) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: N.J.S.A. 56:3-53 to 56:3-63; P.L.2025, c.202(opens in a new tab) Unofficial copy of the text, current to 12 Jan 2026. Wayback Machine copy of the NJ Legislature's P.L.2025, c.202 PDF (approved 2026-01-12).
- Applies when
- Food-contact product
- Used with heat
Depends on: whether the product touches food, whether it is used with heat
- Effective
Takes effect 12 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 12 Jan 2028
Section 8(a): "Beginning two years after the effective date of this act" (same date as sections 5-7 in this rule set).
- Source
“no person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale within the State cookware that contains PFAS unless the cookware and the manufacturer of the cookware have complied with the labeling requirements”
P.L.2025 c.202 sec. 8(a) (C.56:3-60) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: N.J.S.A. 56:3-53 to 56:3-63; P.L.2025, c.202(opens in a new tab)
- DisclosurePFAS as defined in New Jersey (US state)
Disclosure to online listing
The statement "This product contains PFAS." in English and Spanish, visible and legible to the consumer on the product listing for online sales
Exemptions (3)
Cookware whose surface cannot fit a two square inch label and that has no exterior container, wrapper or attached tag is exempt from the labeling requirements.
“the surface area of the cookware cannot fit a product label of at least two square inches”
C.56:3-59 (section 7(e)) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab) Cookware that has intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components is exempt.
“The provisions of this section shall not apply to a product that contains intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components of the product.”
C.56:3-59 (section 7(f)) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab) Cookware whose label already lists PFAS under another state or federal law is deemed compliant.
“any cookware product with a product label that lists the presence of PFAS or a PFAS chemical pursuant to another state or federal law shall be deemed in compliance with the requirements of this section”
C.56:3-59 (section 7(g)) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab) Penalty
Civil administrative penalty of $1,000 to $20,000 per violation; each day counts
“The division is authorized to impose a civil administrative penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000 for each violation”
P.L.2025 c.202 sec. 10(d) (C.56:3-62) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab) Unofficial copy of the text, current to 12 Jan 2026. Wayback Machine copy of the NJ Legislature's P.L.2025, c.202 PDF (approved 2026-01-12).
- Applies when
- Food-contact product
- Used with heat
Depends on: whether the product touches food, whether it is used with heat
- Effective
Takes effect 12 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 12 Jan 2028
Operative date is computed from text: "Beginning two years after the effective date of this act" and "17. This act shall take effect immediately." with "Approved January 12, 2026." Two years after 2026-01-12 is 2028-01-12. Cookware: durable houseware for direct food contact to which heat is transferred or which contacts a heat source; excludes commercial-use-only products. Subsection 7(c) has no date of its own; it implements the 7(a)/(b) label duty, which starts two years after the effective date. The 7(e) exemption (cookware too small for a two square inch label, with no wrapper or tag) is from "the labeling requirements of this section"; the online statement is the label statement carried to the listing, so it is exempted too.
- Source
“A manufacturer of cookware sold in the State shall ensure that the statement required on the product label pursuant to subsection b. of this section is visible and legible to the consumer, including on the product listing for online sales.”
P.L.2025 c.202 sec. 7(c) (C.56:3-59) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab)
- LabelPFAS as defined in New Jersey (US state)
Label required
List the presence of the intentionally added PFAS on the product label; Statement in both English and Spanish: "This product contains PFAS."
Exemptions (3)
Cookware that has intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components is exempt.
“The provisions of this section shall not apply to a product that contains intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components of the product.”
C.56:3-59 (section 7(f)) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab) Cookware whose surface cannot fit a two square inch label and that has no exterior container, wrapper or attached tag is exempt from the labeling requirements.
“the surface area of the cookware cannot fit a product label of at least two square inches”
C.56:3-59 (section 7(e)) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab) Cookware whose label already lists PFAS under another state or federal law is deemed compliant.
“any cookware product with a product label that lists the presence of PFAS or a PFAS chemical pursuant to another state or federal law shall be deemed in compliance with the requirements of this section”
C.56:3-59 (section 7(g)) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab) Penalty
Civil administrative penalty of $1,000 to $20,000 per violation; each day counts
“The division is authorized to impose a civil administrative penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000 for each violation”
P.L.2025 c.202 sec. 10(d) (C.56:3-62) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab) Unofficial copy of the text, current to 12 Jan 2026. Wayback Machine copy of the NJ Legislature's P.L.2025, c.202 PDF (approved 2026-01-12).
- Applies when
- Food-contact product
- Used with heat
Depends on: whether the product touches food, whether it is used with heat
- Effective
Takes effect 12 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 12 Jan 2028
Operative date is computed from text: "Beginning two years after the effective date of this act" and "17. This act shall take effect immediately." with "Approved January 12, 2026." Two years after 2026-01-12 is 2028-01-12. Cookware: durable houseware for direct food contact to which heat is transferred or which contacts a heat source; excludes commercial-use-only products.
- Source
“a manufacturer of cookware sold in the State that contains an intentionally added PFAS in the handle of the product or in any product surface that comes into contact with food, foodstuffs, or beverages shall list the presence of the intentionally added PFAS on the product label”
P.L.2025 c.202 sec. 7(a)-(b) (C.56:3-59) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 to C.56:3-63)(opens in a new tab)
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Sources
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- New Jersey P.L.2025, c.202 (S1042), Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act(opens in a new tab)New Jersey Legislature · Statute (PDF)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
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