New Jersey labels cookware rather than banning it.
The Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act was signed January 12, 2026 and its duties take effect two years later, on January 12, 2028. Cosmetics, carpets, fabric treatments and food packaging are prohibited outright, but cookware containing intentionally added PFAS is treated differently — it stays sellable with PFAS listed on the product label, a split most other states do not make. These rows are encoded from the introduced bill text, so confirm enrolled chapter-law section numbers before citing New Jersey formally.
New Jersey cookware with intentionally added PFAS must list PFAS on the product label from January 12, 2028 — a labeling duty, not a ban.
Verified against the introduced bill text; confirm enrolled chapter-law wording.
New Jersey bans intentionally added PFAS in cosmetics, carpets, fabric treatments, and food packaging from January 12, 2028.
Bans take effect two years after enactment. Cookware is NOT banned — it gets a labeling duty instead (separate rule below).
Verified against the introduced bill text; confirm enrolled chapter-law section numbers before citing formally.
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