Bannedeffective January 1, 2025
New York banned intentionally added PFAS in most apparel from January 1, 2025.
Covers: Apparel & accessories
DEC numeric threshold rulemaking in progress; outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions banned from 2028.
New York PFAS product requirements
New York is a list state, not an all-PFAS state.
Its children's-product prohibition, effective January 1, 2026, runs through the DEC chemicals-of-concern list, which currently reaches the PFOA-related and PFOS classes rather than the whole PFAS family — so a fluoropolymer or a newer short-chain chemistry may fall outside New York while sitting squarely inside Minnesota or Maine. The apparel ban has been in force since January 2025 and is broader. DEC's numeric threshold rulemaking for apparel is still open, which means the compliance target can move.
Bannedeffective January 1, 2026
From January 1, 2026, New York prohibits children's products containing intentionally added PFOA/PFOS-class chemicals on its chemicals-of-concern list.
Covers: Toys & children's products · Juvenile products
Narrower than other states: operates through NY's 'chemicals of concern' list, which currently covers the PFOA-and-related and PFOS classes — not all PFAS. Check the current DEC list for your specific chemistry.
Bannedeffective January 1, 2028
New York's apparel PFAS ban reaches outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions in 2028.
Covers: Outdoor apparel (severe wet conditions)
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