California measures fluorine, and the number tightens in 2027.
The AB 1817 textile ban is enforced by total organic fluorine rather than intent, and the threshold drops to 50 ppm on January 1, 2027 — that step-down, not the original 2025 date, is the cliff most textile brands are still carrying risk against. California also spreads its PFAS duties across three separate statutes: AB 1817 for textiles, AB 2771 for cosmetics, and AB 1200 for cookware and food packaging, each with its own dates and its own disclosure mechanics. Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions is the exception that buys time: disclosure now, ban in 2028.
California cookware with intentionally added PFAS (and other designated chemicals) must disclose them on the label and online.
Website disclosure required since 2023; on-label listing of designated chemicals since 2024.
Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions sold in California must carry a 'Made with PFAS chemicals' disclosure until the 2028 ban.
California banned PFAS in plant-fiber food packaging (intentionally added or ≥100 ppm total organic fluorine) from 2023.
Threshold: 100 ppm total organic fluorine
California banned PFAS in most new textile articles (apparel, bags, many textile goods) from 2025 — measured by total organic fluorine, tightening to 50 ppm in 2027.
Threshold: 100 ppm total organic fluorine, Total organic fluorine limit drops to 50 ppm on Jan 1, 2027.
Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions: banned from 2028; until then it requires a 'Made with PFAS chemicals' disclosure.
California banned intentionally added PFAS in cosmetics from January 1, 2025.
California's textile PFAS ban extends to outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions in 2028.
Threshold: 50 ppm total organic fluorine
The free checker maps your categories against California and 15 other states in sixty seconds, citations included.
Run the checker →Informational, not legal advice. Rules marked “verify” or “under legal challenge” are exactly that, check the linked source or ask counsel before relying.