PFASMatrix

California PFAS product requirements

Labeleffective January 1, 2024

California cookware with intentionally added PFAS (and other designated chemicals) must disclose them on the label and online.

Covers: Cookware · Bakeware · Kitchen supplies & utensils

Website disclosure required since 2023; on-label listing of designated chemicals since 2024.

AB 1200; Health & Safety Code § 109010✓ verifiedverified 2026-07-10
Labeleffective January 1, 2025

Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions sold in California must carry a 'Made with PFAS chemicals' disclosure until the 2028 ban.

Covers: Outdoor apparel (severe wet conditions)
AB 1817✓ verifiedverified 2026-07-10
Baneffective January 1, 2023

California banned PFAS in plant-fiber food packaging (intentionally added or ≥100 ppm total organic fluorine) from 2023.

Covers: Food packaging

Threshold: 100 ppm total organic fluorine

AB 1200; Health & Safety Code § 109000✓ verifiedverified 2026-07-10
Baneffective January 1, 2025

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.

Covers: Apparel & accessories · Textile furnishings · Footwear · Gear for recreation & travel

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.

Baneffective January 1, 2025

California banned intentionally added PFAS in cosmetics from January 1, 2025.

Covers: Cosmetics · Personal care products
AB 2771; Health & Safety Code § 108981.5✓ verifiedverified 2026-07-10
Baneffective January 1, 2028

California's textile PFAS ban extends to outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions in 2028.

Covers: Outdoor apparel (severe wet conditions)

Threshold: 50 ppm total organic fluorine

AB 1817✓ verifiedverified 2026-07-10

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