USA - Colorado Proposes to Ban PFAS in Certain Consumer Products

​On March 28, Colorado introduced a bill (HB22-1345) concerning measures to increase protections from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by banning these forever chemicals in certain consumer products.

The bill is to establish a regulatory scheme that prohibits the sale and distribution of the following products that contain intentionally added PFAS in the beginning of 2024:

• carpets or rugs
  
• cosmetics
  
• fabric treatments
  
• food packaging
  
• juvenile products
  
• textile furnishings
  
• upholstered furniture
  
• oil and gas products
  

The bill also sets labelling requirements for cookware containing PFAS that would come into contact with food, foodstuff, or beverages in the beginning of 2024:

• ​List the presence of PFAS chemicals on the product label of the cookware and
  
• include a statement on the product label of the cookware that directs the consumer to a website with information about why PFAS chemicals were intentionally added to the product
  

Manufacturer of cookware is prohibited from making a statement that the cookware is free of PFAS chemicals unless no individual PFAS chemical is intentionally added to the cookware.