56:3-55 Definitions.

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3. As used in sections 1 through 11 of this act:

“Carpet” means a rug or fabric marketed or intended for use as a floor covering.

“Cookware” means durable houseware items that are used to prepare, dispense, or store food, foodstuffs, or beverages that are intended for direct food contact, and that are items to which heat is transferred or which come into direct contact with a heat source, including pots, pans, skillets, grills, baking sheets, baking molds, trays, bowls, and cooking utensils. “Cookware” does not include products that are intended for commercial use only.

“Cosmetic” means

(1)articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance, and

(2)articles intended for use as a component of any such articles; except that such term shall not include soap.

“Division” means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety.

“Fabric treatment” means a substance applied to fabric to give the fabric one or more characteristics, including, but not limited to, stain resistance or water resistance.

“Food packaging” means a nondurable package, packaging component, or food service ware that is intended to contain, serve, store, handle, protect, or market food, foodstuffs, or beverages, and is composed, in substantial part, of paper, paperboard, or other materials originally derived from plant fibers. “Food packaging” includes food or beverage containers, take-out food containers, unit product boxes, liners, wrappers, serving vessels, eating utensils, straws, food boxes, and disposable plates, bowls, or trays.

“Intentionally added PFAS” means PFAS added to a product or intentionally used during the development of a product or one of its product components to provide a specific characteristic, appearance, or quality or to perform a specific function. “Intentionally added PFAS” also includes any degradation byproducts of PFAS. ”Intentionally added PFAS” shall not include a technically unavoidable trace quantity of PFAS which stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients or the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging of the product or product component.

“Internal component” means an internal part of a product, whether permanently affixed or removable, that is designed and intended to not be touched by a person during the intended use or handling of the product. “Internal component” includes parts of a product used for holding batteries, regardless of whether the parts are touched when replacing batteries.

“Manufacturer” means the person that manufactures a product or whose brand name is affixed to the product. In the case of a product imported into the United States, “manufacturer” includes the importer or first domestic distributor of the product if the person that manufactured or assembled the product or whose brand name is affixed to the product does not have a presence in the United States.

“Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances” or “PFAS” means substances that include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.

“Product” means an item manufactured, assembled, packaged, or otherwise prepared for sale to consumers, including its product components, which is sold or distributed for personal, residential, commercial, or industrial use, including for use in making other products.

“Product component” means an identifiable component of a product, regardless of whether the manufacturer of the product is the manufacturer of the component.

“Product label” means a display of written, printed, or graphic material that appears on, or is affixed to, the exterior of a product, or its exterior container or wrapper that is visible to a consumer, if the product has an exterior container or wrapper.

L.2025, c.202, s.3.