New York · apparel
For New York, product category is apparel; effective date is 2025-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is NY ECL § 37-0121; pfas definition is intentionally added PFAS, recorded from its source on 2026-10-06.
- State
- New York our reading
- Product Category
- apparel verified
- Effective Date
- 2025-01-01 our reading
- Restriction Type
- sale ban our reading
- Statute / Bill
- NY ECL § 37-0121 our reading
- PFAS Definition
- intentionally added PFAS
- Exemptions
- professional uniforms that are worn to protect the wearer from health or environmental hazards our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
After January first, two thousand twenty-five, no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any new, not previously used, apparel containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as intentionally added chemicals.
— newyork.public.law, retrieved 2026-10-06
Where each value comes from
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Exemptions
“Apparel” shall not include: (i) professional uniforms that are worn to protect the wearer from health or environmental hazards, including personal protective equipment; or (ii) outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions.
— all from newyork.public.law, retrieved 2026-10-06
Source
- newyork.public.lawhttps://newyork.public.law/laws/n.y._environmental_conservation_law_section_37-0121