56:3-59 Manufacturers of cookware containing intentionally added PFAS.

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7. a. Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, a manufacturer of cookware sold in the State that contains an intentionally added PFAS in the handle of the product or in any product surface that comes into contact with food, foodstuffs, or beverages shall list the presence of the intentionally added PFAS on the product label.

b. The product label of a cookware product containing PFAS shall include a statement, in both English and Spanish, that reads: “This product contains PFAS.”

c. A manufacturer of cookware sold in the State shall ensure that the statement required on the product label pursuant to subsection b. of this section is visible and legible to the consumer, including on the product listing for online sales.

d. Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, a manufacturer shall not make a claim, on the product label or Internet website for the cookware product, that the cookware is free of PFAS if PFAS were intentionally added to the cookware.

e. Cookware that meets both of the following requirements shall be exempt from the labeling requirements of this section:

(1)the surface area of the cookware cannot fit a product label of at least two square inches; and

(2)the cookware does not have either of the following:

(a)an exterior container or wrapper on which a product label can appear or be affixed; or

(b)a tag or other attachment with information about the product attached to the cookware.

f. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a product that contains intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components of the product.

g. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, any cookware product with a product label that lists the presence of PFAS or a PFAS chemical pursuant to another state or federal law shall be deemed in compliance with the requirements of this section.

L.2025, c.202, s.7.