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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 20252 areas read · 1 not read yet
No cookware PFAS law enacted.
- PFAS in food packaging (ECL 37-0209)
- PFAS in apparel (ECL 37-0121)
- other New York product laws
Cosmetics and personal careMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20251 area read · 2 not read yet
- US federal cosmetics law also applies in New York
- New York 1,4-dioxane limits for cosmetics and personal care products (ECL § 35-0105)
- other New York state law for personal care products
Packaged food and beveragesMain sources
New York (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
Consumer electronics and small appliancesMain sources
New York (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
Batteries, e-bikes and power banksMain sourcesfrom 16 Sep 20231 area read · 3 not read yet
New York City local law.
- NYC Local Law 39 of 2023 (sale, lease and rental of powered bicycles, powered mobility devices and storage batteries need UL 2849, UL 2272 and UL 2271 certification), enacted text
- Local Laws 49 and 50 of 2024 (FDNY enforcement), NYC Admin. Code consolidated text and DCWP rules
- New York State Rechargeable Battery Law (ECL art. 27 title 22) and state e-bike rules
- NYC Admin. Code 20-610 enforcement and penalties are not covered
- Also bound by
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Banned
Exemptions (2)
Used apparel is outside the ban: it reaches only new, not previously used, apparel.
“any new, not previously used, apparel”
Professional uniforms worn to protect the wearer from health or environmental hazards, including PPE, are not apparel.
“professional uniforms that are worn to protect the wearer from health or environmental hazards, including personal protective equipment”
Unofficial copy of the text, current to 30 Oct 2026. Wayback Machine copy (2026-06-18) of the enacted ECL 37-0121 on nysenate.gov (the live page blocks this network); the date is when it was read.
Every product in the category
In force since 1 Jan 2025
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2025
ECL 37-0121(1) reads "After January first, two thousand twenty-five". Apparel (4(b)) names shirts, pants, leggings, outdoor apparel, onesies, bibs and diapers; it excludes protective professional uniforms and outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions (extreme, extended-use gear not marketed for general consumer use), which has its own ban from January 1, 2028 (subdivision 3). Backpacks and bags are not apparel under this section. A PFAS level set by DEC regulation applies no later than January 1, 2027 (subdivision 2).
“no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any new, not previously used, apparel containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as intentionally added chemicals.”
Banned
Unofficial copy of the text, current to 30 Oct 2026. Wayback Machine copy (2026-06-18) of the enacted ECL 37-0121 on nysenate.gov (the live page blocks this network); the date is when it was read.
Every product in the category
Takes effect 1 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2028
Subdivision 3 covers outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions: extreme and extended use products for outdoor sports experts, not marketed for general consumer use (4(d)). A rain jacket sold to general consumers is apparel under subdivision 1 instead.
“On or after January first, two thousand twenty-eight, no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any new, not previously used, outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances”
- BanPFAS as defined in New York (US state)
Banned
Exemptions (2)
Used apparel is outside the ban: it reaches only new, not previously used, apparel.
“any new, not previously used, apparel”
ECL 37-0121(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-30New York State Senate; NYSDEC: N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law 37-0121(opens in a new tab) Professional uniforms worn to protect the wearer from health or environmental hazards, including PPE, are not apparel.
“professional uniforms that are worn to protect the wearer from health or environmental hazards, including personal protective equipment”
ECL 37-0121(4)(b)(i) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-30New York State Senate; NYSDEC: N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law 37-0121(opens in a new tab) Unofficial copy of the text, current to 30 Oct 2026. Wayback Machine copy (2026-06-18) of the enacted ECL 37-0121 on nysenate.gov (the live page blocks this network); the date is when it was read.
- Applies when
Every product in the category
- Effective
In force since 1 Jan 2025
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2025
ECL 37-0121(1) reads "After January first, two thousand twenty-five". Apparel (4(b)) names shirts, pants, leggings, outdoor apparel, onesies, bibs and diapers; it excludes protective professional uniforms and outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions (extreme, extended-use gear not marketed for general consumer use), which has its own ban from January 1, 2028 (subdivision 3). Backpacks and bags are not apparel under this section. A PFAS level set by DEC regulation applies no later than January 1, 2027 (subdivision 2).
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“no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any new, not previously used, apparel containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as intentionally added chemicals.”
ECL 37-0121(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-30New York State Senate; NYSDEC: N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law 37-0121(opens in a new tab)
- BanPFAS as defined in New York (US state)
Banned
Unofficial copy of the text, current to 30 Oct 2026. Wayback Machine copy (2026-06-18) of the enacted ECL 37-0121 on nysenate.gov (the live page blocks this network); the date is when it was read.
- Applies when
Every product in the category
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2028
Subdivision 3 covers outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions: extreme and extended use products for outdoor sports experts, not marketed for general consumer use (4(d)). A rain jacket sold to general consumers is apparel under subdivision 1 instead.
- Source
“On or after January first, two thousand twenty-eight, no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any new, not previously used, outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances”
ECL 37-0121(3) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-30New York State Senate; NYSDEC: N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law 37-0121(opens in a new tab)
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Sources
Sources
Where the rules come from, and when we last checked each source.
- New York ECL 37-0121 PFAS in apparel (enacted text, NY Senate laws of New York)(opens in a new tab)New York State Senate; NYSDEC · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 3 versions kept
- NYSDEC page: PFAS in food packaging(opens in a new tab)NYS Department of Environmental Conservation · Guidance (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- New York Environmental Conservation Law Article 27 Title 18, 27-1803, 27-1805, 27-1807 (Extended Producer Responsibility for Rechargeable Batteries)(opens in a new tab)New York State Senate (Open Legislation) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- New York Environmental Conservation Law 37-0111 (prohibition against brominated flame retardants)(opens in a new tab)New York State Senate (Open Legislation) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- New York Environmental Conservation Law 37-0201 to 37-0209 (hazardous packaging: toxics in packaging)(opens in a new tab)New York State Senate (Open Legislation) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
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- New York Environmental Conservation Law Article 37 Title 9 (child safe products, sections 37-0901 to 37-0913)(opens in a new tab)New York State Senate (Open Legislation) · Statute (PDF)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- New York ECL 37-0209 (PFAS in food packaging) and 37-0121 (apparel)(opens in a new tab)New York State Senate · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- New York General Business Law 399-nn (Digital Fair Repair Act)(opens in a new tab)New York State Senate (Open Legislation) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- New York S8817 (2020), adding ECL 37-0209 (PFAS in food packaging)(opens in a new tab)New York State Senate · Statute (PDF)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- NYC Local Law 39 of 2023 (UL 2849, UL 2272, UL 2271 for powered bicycles, mobility devices and storage batteries), enacted text(opens in a new tab)New York City Council (copy hosted at intro.nyc) · Statute (PDF)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
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