The recent legislation eliminates the general notification requirement that was previously scheduled to take effect January 1, 2025. This legislation also created a number of new sales prohibitions for products with intentionally added PFAS with varying effective dates, created some specific exemptions to the prohibitions, and established a new reporting program for those product categories that receive a Currently Unavoidable Use (CUU) determination from the Department.
Key Highlights:
- A legislative committee endorsed changes to Maine’s law regulating “forever chemicals” in products, moving the bill to the full House and Senate for consideration.
- The Environment and Natural Resources Committee split 6-to-5 along party lines on the proposal to delay by two years — until 2032 — Maine’s ban on PFAS in most products.
- Certain products like cosmetics, cookware, cleaning products, and menstruation products will face earlier restrictions starting in 2026 if they contain “intentionally added” PFAS.
- Outdoor apparel using PFAS will need clear consumer disclosures starting in 2029.
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