PFAS product laws in Minnesota

We list 3 Minnesota rules on products with intentionally added PFAS (cookware, apparel, kids' products, carpets and more); all are bans.

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Minnesota

BannedDo not ship carpets/rugs, cleaning products, cookware, dental floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products, menstrual products, textile furnishings, ski wax or upholstered furniture with intentionally added PFAS to Minnesota.

Minn. Stat. § 116.943, subd. 5(a)-(b) (Amara's Law) · effective Jan 1, 2025 · draft

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Subd. 5. Prohibitions. (a) Beginning January 1, 2025, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in this state the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS: (1) carpets or rugs; (2) cleaning products; (3) cookware; (4) cosmetics; (5) dental floss; (6) fabric treatments; (7) juvenile products; (8) menstruation products; (9) textile furnishings; (10) ski wax; or (11) upholstered furniture. (b) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the sale, offer for sale, or distribution for sale of a product that contains intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components.
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Subd. 8. Exemptions. (a) This section does not apply to: (1) a product for which federal law governs the presence of PFAS in the product in a manner that preempts state authority; (2) a product regulated under section 325F.072 or 325F.075 ; or (3) the sale or resale of a used product.

BannedFrom 2032, do not ship any product containing intentionally added PFAS to Minnesota unless the MPCA has designated its use a currently unavoidable use.

Minn. Stat. § 116.943, subd. 5(d) · effective Jan 1, 2032 · draft

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(d) Beginning January 1, 2032, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in this state any product that contains intentionally added PFAS, unless the commissioner has determined by rule that the use of PFAS in the product is a currently unavoidable use. The commissioner may specify specific products or product categories for which the commissioner has determined the use of PFAS is a currently unavoidable use. The commissioner may not determine that the use of PFAS in a product is a currently unavoidable use if the product is listed in paragraph (a).

BannedDo not ship food packaging (containers, plates, cups, wraps, bags, etc.) with intentionally added PFAS to Minnesota.

Minn. Stat. § 325F.075, subd. 2 · effective Jan 1, 2024 · draft

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(b) "Food package" means a container applied to or providing a means to market, protect, handle, deliver, serve, contain, or store a food or beverage. Food package includes: (1) a unit package, an intermediate package, and a shipping container; (2) unsealed receptacles, such as carrying cases, crates, cups, plates, bowls, pails, rigid foil and other trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags, and tubs; and (3) an individual assembled part of a food package, such as any interior or exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior strapping, coatings, closures, inks, and labels.
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Subd. 2. Prohibition. No person shall manufacture or knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, distribute, or offer for use in Minnesota a food package that contains intentionally added PFAS.