This month, California chaptered two new bills, AB 2515 and AB 347, regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in menstrual products and juvenile products, textile articles, and food packaging, respectively. The California laws are just the latest in a rising tide of PFAS legislation restricting the chemicals in consumer products. Nearly half of U.S. states have recently enacted or are considering such laws. Following an initial wave of state-level legislative efforts targeting the use of PFAS in firefighting foam, these current initiatives have expanded the reach to consumer product categories, such as food packaging, cookware, cosmetics, children’s products, textiles, menstrual products, and carpets and rugs.
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