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- Producer participation requirementBeginning January 1, 2027, each producer selling, making available for saleWashington battery stewardship (chapter 70A.555 RCW, 2023 c 434)
- Flame retardants2 requirements, including PFAS as defined in WashingtonWashington Safer Products restriction: organohalogen flame retardants in plastic external enclosures of indoor electric
- Retailers requirementBeginning July 1, 2027 for portable batteries (July 1, 2029 for medium format)Washington battery stewardship (chapter 70A.555 RCW, 2023 c 434)
- Flame retardants requirementNo person may manufacture, sell, or distribute in Washington an indoor electricWashington Safer Products restriction: organohalogen flame retardants in plastic external enclosures of indoor electric
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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 · 2 not read yet
- Safer Products for Washington restrictions and reporting (WAC 173-337) as they apply to the listed categories
- PFAS in apparel and accessories, and reporting for backpacks and bags (WAC 173-337-110(5), (8))
- proposed 2025 PFAS amendments not yet adopted
- outdoor-only products
Cosmetics and personal careMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20251 area read · 1 not read yet
- Cosmetic Products Toxic Chemicals (RCW 70A.560, fetched 2026-10-09)
- WAC 173-337 categories other than cosmetics
Packaged food and beveragesMain sources
Washington (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
Consumer electronics and small appliancesMain sources
Washington (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
Batteries, e-bikes and power banksMain sources
Washington (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
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The plastic external enclosure contains no intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants
Must meet the conditions of Flame retardants: no person may manufacture, sell, or distribute in Washington an indoor electric or electronic product powered by a standard 120-volt outlet or battery whose plastic external enclosure contains intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants (WAC 173-337-112(1)(c)(i)); from 2027-01-01 for Group 1 (worldwide gross sales that equal or exceed $1,000,000,000 in 2022)
Exemptions (5)
Products intended for outdoor use.
“(A) Electric and electronic products with plastic external enclosures, intended for outdoor use.”
Products that receive power only when hardwired into a building's fixed wiring (wiring and control devices, lighting equipment, sensors and similar).
“(B) Consumer products that receive power only when they are hardwired into and permanently part of the fixed electrical wiring of a building. This includes wiring devices, control devices, electrical distribution equipment, lighting equipment, sensors, dimmers, controllers, and life safety systems and devices.”
Products regulated by the FDA as medical devices.
“(C) Consumer products regulated by the FDA as medical devices.”
Plastic external enclosure parts weighing less than 0.5 grams; wires, cords, cables, switches, light bulbs and connectors.
“(E) Wires, cords, cables, switches, light bulbs, and connectors.”
Products manufactured before the applicable compliance date.
“(A) Priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection manufactured before the applicable compliance schedules in (b) of this subsection, even if the priority consumer product was refurbished after the applicable compliance schedules in (b) of this subsection.”
Official text, current to 21 Dec 2025. Washington Code Reviser's own WAC chapter page; latest amendment in the history note is WSR 25-24-007, effective 2025-12-21.
- It has a plastic external enclosure, is intended for indoor use and is powered by a standard 120-volt outlet or battery, and the person or entity's worldwide gross sales equal or exceed $1,000,000,000 in 2022 (Group 1)
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
Stated in WAC 173-337-112(1)(b): the restriction takes effect on 2027-01-01 for persons or entities in Group 1; Group 1 is worldwide gross sales of $1,000,000,000 or more in 2022, Group 2 less. Electronic displays and televisions have their own 2025-01-01 schedule (not stored here).
“(i) No person may manufacture, sell, or distribute a priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection that has a plastic external enclosure that contains intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants.”
The plastic external enclosure contains no intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants
Must meet the conditions of Flame retardants: no person may manufacture, sell, or distribute in Washington an indoor electric or electronic product powered by a standard 120-volt outlet or battery whose plastic external enclosure contains intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants (WAC 173-337-112(1)(c)(i)); from 2028-01-01 for Group 2 (worldwide gross sales that are less than $1,000,000,000 in 2022)
Exemptions (5)
Products intended for outdoor use.
“(A) Electric and electronic products with plastic external enclosures, intended for outdoor use.”
Products that receive power only when hardwired into a building's fixed wiring (wiring and control devices, lighting equipment, sensors and similar).
“(B) Consumer products that receive power only when they are hardwired into and permanently part of the fixed electrical wiring of a building. This includes wiring devices, control devices, electrical distribution equipment, lighting equipment, sensors, dimmers, controllers, and life safety systems and devices.”
Products regulated by the FDA as medical devices.
“(C) Consumer products regulated by the FDA as medical devices.”
Plastic external enclosure parts weighing less than 0.5 grams; wires, cords, cables, switches, light bulbs and connectors.
“(E) Wires, cords, cables, switches, light bulbs, and connectors.”
Products manufactured before the applicable compliance date.
“(A) Priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection manufactured before the applicable compliance schedules in (b) of this subsection, even if the priority consumer product was refurbished after the applicable compliance schedules in (b) of this subsection.”
Official text, current to 21 Dec 2025. Washington Code Reviser's own WAC chapter page; latest amendment in the history note is WSR 25-24-007, effective 2025-12-21.
- It has a plastic external enclosure, is intended for indoor use and is powered by a standard 120-volt outlet or battery, and the person or entity's worldwide gross sales are less than $1,000,000,000 in 2022 (Group 2)
Takes effect 1 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2028
Stated in WAC 173-337-112(1)(b): the restriction takes effect on 2028-01-01 for persons or entities in Group 2; Group 1 is worldwide gross sales of $1,000,000,000 or more in 2022, Group 2 less. Electronic displays and televisions have their own 2025-01-01 schedule (not stored here).
“(i) No person may manufacture, sell, or distribute a priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection that has a plastic external enclosure that contains intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants.”
Notification to Washington Department of Ecology
Notice that the cookware or kitchen supply contains intentionally added PFAS, via Ecology's notification database: priority chemical name and CAS RN, product category (GS1 GPC brick), component, function, concentration range, contact details; first due 2027-01-31, then annually by 31 January
Exemptions (3)
Disposable or single-use cookware and kitchen supplies are not covered.
“Disposable or single-use cookware and kitchen supplies.”
Internal components that do not contact food are not covered.
“Internal components of cookware and kitchen supplies that do not contact food, foodstuffs, or beverages.”
Does not apply to products manufactured before 2026-01-01.
“This does not apply to a priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection manufactured before January 1, 2026.”
Later deadlines (1)
31 Jan 2027: First PFAS notification to Ecology due; then yearly by January 31
“The reporting party must submit a notification to ecology in accordance with WAC 173-337-060: (A) By January 31, 2027.”
Penalty
Up to $5,000 per violation for a first offense; $10,000 if repeated
“subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation in the case of a first offense.”
Official text, current to 21 Dec 2025. Washington Code Reviser's own WAC chapter page; latest amendment in the history note is WSR 25-24-007, effective 2025-12-21.
- It contains intentionally added PFAS in a part that contacts food, foodstuffs, or beverages
In force since 1 Jan 2026
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2026
Reporting requirement takes effect 2026-01-01 (110(12)(b)(i): "The reporting requirement in (c) of this subsection takes effect on January 1, 2026."). Notification only; no sale restriction. 'Cookware and kitchen supplies' includes bowls, lids, trays and cooking utensils; drinkware left out as ambiguous.
“The manufacturer must provide notice that the priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection contains intentionally added PFAS.”
- Conformity
The plastic external enclosure contains no intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants
Must meet the conditions of Flame retardants: no person may manufacture, sell, or distribute in Washington an indoor electric or electronic product powered by a standard 120-volt outlet or battery whose plastic external enclosure contains intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants (WAC 173-337-112(1)(c)(i)); from 2027-01-01 for Group 1 (worldwide gross sales that equal or exceed $1,000,000,000 in 2022)
Exemptions (5)
Products intended for outdoor use.
“(A) Electric and electronic products with plastic external enclosures, intended for outdoor use.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(a)(ii)(A) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab) Products that receive power only when hardwired into a building's fixed wiring (wiring and control devices, lighting equipment, sensors and similar).
“(B) Consumer products that receive power only when they are hardwired into and permanently part of the fixed electrical wiring of a building. This includes wiring devices, control devices, electrical distribution equipment, lighting equipment, sensors, dimmers, controllers, and life safety systems and devices.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(a)(ii)(B) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab) Products regulated by the FDA as medical devices.
“(C) Consumer products regulated by the FDA as medical devices.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(a)(ii)(C) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab) Plastic external enclosure parts weighing less than 0.5 grams; wires, cords, cables, switches, light bulbs and connectors.
“(E) Wires, cords, cables, switches, light bulbs, and connectors.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(a)(iii)(E) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab) Products manufactured before the applicable compliance date.
“(A) Priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection manufactured before the applicable compliance schedules in (b) of this subsection, even if the priority consumer product was refurbished after the applicable compliance schedules in (b) of this subsection.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(c)(i)(A) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 21 Dec 2025. Washington Code Reviser's own WAC chapter page; latest amendment in the history note is WSR 25-24-007, effective 2025-12-21.
- Applies when
- It has a plastic external enclosure, is intended for indoor use and is powered by a standard 120-volt outlet or battery, and the person or entity's worldwide gross sales equal or exceed $1,000,000,000 in 2022 (Group 1)
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
Stated in WAC 173-337-112(1)(b): the restriction takes effect on 2027-01-01 for persons or entities in Group 1; Group 1 is worldwide gross sales of $1,000,000,000 or more in 2022, Group 2 less. Electronic displays and televisions have their own 2025-01-01 schedule (not stored here).
- Source
“(i) No person may manufacture, sell, or distribute a priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection that has a plastic external enclosure that contains intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(c)(i) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
The plastic external enclosure contains no intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants
Must meet the conditions of Flame retardants: no person may manufacture, sell, or distribute in Washington an indoor electric or electronic product powered by a standard 120-volt outlet or battery whose plastic external enclosure contains intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants (WAC 173-337-112(1)(c)(i)); from 2028-01-01 for Group 2 (worldwide gross sales that are less than $1,000,000,000 in 2022)
Exemptions (5)
Products intended for outdoor use.
“(A) Electric and electronic products with plastic external enclosures, intended for outdoor use.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(a)(ii)(A) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab) Products that receive power only when hardwired into a building's fixed wiring (wiring and control devices, lighting equipment, sensors and similar).
“(B) Consumer products that receive power only when they are hardwired into and permanently part of the fixed electrical wiring of a building. This includes wiring devices, control devices, electrical distribution equipment, lighting equipment, sensors, dimmers, controllers, and life safety systems and devices.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(a)(ii)(B) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab) Products regulated by the FDA as medical devices.
“(C) Consumer products regulated by the FDA as medical devices.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(a)(ii)(C) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab) Plastic external enclosure parts weighing less than 0.5 grams; wires, cords, cables, switches, light bulbs and connectors.
“(E) Wires, cords, cables, switches, light bulbs, and connectors.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(a)(iii)(E) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab) Products manufactured before the applicable compliance date.
“(A) Priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection manufactured before the applicable compliance schedules in (b) of this subsection, even if the priority consumer product was refurbished after the applicable compliance schedules in (b) of this subsection.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(c)(i)(A) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 21 Dec 2025. Washington Code Reviser's own WAC chapter page; latest amendment in the history note is WSR 25-24-007, effective 2025-12-21.
- Applies when
- It has a plastic external enclosure, is intended for indoor use and is powered by a standard 120-volt outlet or battery, and the person or entity's worldwide gross sales are less than $1,000,000,000 in 2022 (Group 2)
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Jan 2028
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2028
Stated in WAC 173-337-112(1)(b): the restriction takes effect on 2028-01-01 for persons or entities in Group 2; Group 1 is worldwide gross sales of $1,000,000,000 or more in 2022, Group 2 less. Electronic displays and televisions have their own 2025-01-01 schedule (not stored here).
- Source
“(i) No person may manufacture, sell, or distribute a priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection that has a plastic external enclosure that contains intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(c)(i) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab)
- NotificationPFAS as defined in Washington (US state)
Notification to Washington Department of Ecology
Notice that the cookware or kitchen supply contains intentionally added PFAS, via Ecology's notification database: priority chemical name and CAS RN, product category (GS1 GPC brick), component, function, concentration range, contact details; first due 2027-01-31, then annually by 31 January
Exemptions (3)
Disposable or single-use cookware and kitchen supplies are not covered.
“Disposable or single-use cookware and kitchen supplies.”
WAC 173-337-110(12)(a)(ii)(A) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-110(opens in a new tab) Internal components that do not contact food are not covered.
“Internal components of cookware and kitchen supplies that do not contact food, foodstuffs, or beverages.”
WAC 173-337-110(12)(a)(ii)(B) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-110(opens in a new tab) Does not apply to products manufactured before 2026-01-01.
“This does not apply to a priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection manufactured before January 1, 2026.”
WAC 173-337-110(12)(c) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-110(opens in a new tab) Later deadlines (1)
31 Jan 2027: First PFAS notification to Ecology due; then yearly by January 31
“The reporting party must submit a notification to ecology in accordance with WAC 173-337-060: (A) By January 31, 2027.”
WAC 173-337-110(12)(b)(ii)(A) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-110(opens in a new tab) Penalty
Up to $5,000 per violation for a first offense; $10,000 if repeated
“subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation in the case of a first offense.”
WAC 173-337-030(2)(a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-110(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 21 Dec 2025. Washington Code Reviser's own WAC chapter page; latest amendment in the history note is WSR 25-24-007, effective 2025-12-21.
- Applies when
- It contains intentionally added PFAS in a part that contacts food, foodstuffs, or beverages
- Effective
In force since 1 Jan 2026
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2026
Reporting requirement takes effect 2026-01-01 (110(12)(b)(i): "The reporting requirement in (c) of this subsection takes effect on January 1, 2026."). Notification only; no sale restriction. 'Cookware and kitchen supplies' includes bowls, lids, trays and cooking utensils; drinkware left out as ambiguous.
- Source
“The manufacturer must provide notice that the priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection contains intentionally added PFAS.”
WAC 173-337-110(12)(c) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-110(opens in a new tab)
Categories
Categories with rules
The product categories with the most rules here, sub-categories included.
Sources
Sources
Where the rules come from, and when we last checked each source.
- Washington Ecology Safer Products PFAS preliminary regulatory analysis (June 2025), publication 2504027(opens in a new tab)Washington State Department of Ecology · Regulation (PDF)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Washington Laws 2025, chapter 353 (ESHB 1483, Right to Repair Act; new chapter in Title 19 RCW)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature · Statute (PDF)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Revised Code of Washington 62A.2-316 (exclusion or modification of warranties; (4) household goods)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Washington RCW chapter 70A.208, Solid waste: packaging and paper products producer responsibility (2025 c 316, SB 5284)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Washington RCW chapter 70A.222 (packages containing metals: toxics in packaging)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
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- Revised Code of Washington 70A.405.010 and 70A.405.020 (polybrominated diphenyl ethers: definitions; prohibition on noncomestible products)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Revised Code of Washington chapter 70A.430 (Children's Safe Products Act)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Revised Code of Washington chapter 70A.555 (Batteries: environmental stewardship)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Washington RCW 70A.560 Cosmetic Products - Toxic Chemicals (Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, 2023 c 455): sections .005, .010, .020, .030, .900(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- WAC 173-337 Safer Products Restrictions and Reporting (adopted rule text)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology · Regulation (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 2 versions kept
- Washington WAC 173-339 Cosmetic Products Restrictions (Department of Ecology, WSR 25-18-057, Order 24-01): formaldehyde and 25 formaldehyde releasers in cosmetics (WAC 173-339-110)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser, WAC online) · Regulation (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
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