In the absence of federal legislation, 11 states have passed laws regulating PFAS in food packaging, and at least five other states are considering such legislation. This is a rapidly developing area of the law. An overview of the current state laws, effective dates, and varying approaches foll...
In Bipartisan Legislation Presents Opportunity for Passing PFAS Laws, colleagues Reza Zarghamee, Aimee P. Ghosh and Amaris Trozzo provide an overview of the PFAS provisions that may or may not be included in the final bill. Posted in: Federal Legislation Updated: November 20, 2024 12:30 pm ...
Laws 324.14705 Program details Minnesota PRODUCT CATEGORY Use and Discharge: No person, political subdivision, or state agency shall discharge AFFF for training purposes, subject to some exceptions, and for testing purposes, unless the testing facility has implemented appropriate containment, treatment, ...
By Krystal Spickler, program manager, Supply Chain team, UL Solutions The Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) recently published a draft version of a Model Legislation addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The document was drafted by state agency representatives...
State PFAS Actions To date, about a dozen states have enacted or are actively considering PFAS legislation, and several states have mandated various PFAS product bans. While each state law is somewhat unique, these laws generally have two common elements: (1) broad bans of commonly used househol...
No. 75“An Act to Establish Maximum Contaminant Levels Under the State’s Drinking Water Rules to Prohibit Certain Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances” No. 277“An Act Regarding Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances” No. 1537“An Act to Amend the Laws Relating to the Prevention...
Reporting Rule will not open until July 2025, and reports for most companies are due by January 11, 2026. As such, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is currently evaluating the applicability of EPA’s new rule to our products, as we do for all other potentially relevant chemical laws and ...
Given the recent enactment of various state statutes addressing PFAS in food packaging, regulated parties may want to consider not only what the effects of existing FDA regulations are, but also what effect potential FDA interpretations or regulations could have, on state laws. Any analysis ...
Achieving compliance with recent per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regulations in the United States and Europe will require substantial effort and funding by municipal water providers, as well as chemical and product innovation to avoid regretta
The state laws do not distinguish between long-chain PFAS and short-chain PFAS, and none of them says or implies that the latter may be safer than the former. In all of these statutes, substances having "at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom" are defined as PFAS and can be subject...