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Starting from 2028, New Jersey in the United States will ban PFAS and strictly control various types of products such as food packaging and cooking utensils
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2026-01-27
On January 12, 2026, the state of New Jersey in the United States passed Act S1221, the Protection from Permanent Chemicals Act, which imposes a PFAS ban on food packaging, cosmetics, carpets, or fabric treatment agents and requires cookware containing PFAS to disclose specific labels.
On January 12, 2026, the New Jersey Senate passed Bill S1221, the Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act, which imposes a PFAS ban on food packaging, cosmetics, carpets, or fabric processing agents and requires cookware containing PFAS to disclose specific labels.
Main content of the ban
（1） Product sales ban
Starting from January 12, 2028, anyone is prohibited from selling products in New Jersey that contain intentionally added perfluorinated and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS):
Food packaging: completely prohibited.
Cosmetics: Completely prohibited.
Carpet and fabric treatment: Sales of new products (excluding second-hand products) are prohibited.
All prohibitions exempt 'technically unavoidable trace residues', i.e. trace amounts of PFAS generated from impurities in raw materials, manufacturing processes, storage, or packaging migration are not considered violations.
（2） Requirements for cookware labels
Starting from January 12, 2028, if cookware sold in New Jersey contains intentionally added PFAS on its handle or surface in contact with food, the cookware manufacturer must list the presence of intentionally added PFAS on the product label, otherwise it cannot be sold, offered for sale, or distributed in New Jersey.
Specific requirements for labels:
Cookware containing PFAS must indicate the presence of PFAS on the product label.
Must include a bilingual warning: 'This product contains PFAS' (in English and Spanish).
Products sold online must clearly display this information.
False statements are prohibited.
Exemption situation: Products containing PFAS only in electronic components or internal parts; Products with label area less than 2 square inches and no outer packaging or hang tags; Products that have already met the labeling requirements of other states or federal authorities.
Compliance recommendations
The PFAS ban in Act S1221 covers products such as food packaging, cosmetics, carpets, or fabric processing agents. For export enterprises, special attention should be paid to the specific labeling requirements for PFAS cookware, and supply chain information sorting and label design adaptation should be completed in advance.
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