Maine
For Maine, product category is cosmetic product; effective date is 2026-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is ME LD 1503 (PL 2021, c. 477) as amended by LD 1537 (PL 2023, c. 630); pfas definition is intentionally added PFAS, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.
- State
- Maine verified
- Product Category
- cosmetic product verified
- Effective Date
- 2026-01-01
- Restriction Type
- sale ban
- Statute / Bill
- ME LD 1503 (PL 2021, c. 477) as amended by LD 1537 (PL 2023, c. 630)
- PFAS Definition
- intentionally added PFAS verified
- Exemptions
- currently unavoidable use (CUU) determination; federal law governs; packaging; used products; firefighting foam; FDA-regulated medical devices/drugs; veterinary products; public health/environmental/water quality testing products; DOT/FAA/NASA/DOD/DHS required products; motor vehicles; watercraft; semiconductors; non-consumer laboratory equipment or electronics; equipment used to manufacture exempted products
- Enforcement Agency
- Maine DEP
What the source says
Maine Law Regulating Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Sales Prohibitions on Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS Effective Date | Product Category | January 1, 2023 | Carpet or rug Fabric treatment Fabric treatment that does not contain intentionally added PFAS, but is sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in a fluorinated container or in a container that otherwise contains intentionally added PFAS | January 1, 2026 | Cleaning product Cookware product Cosmetic product
— maine.gov, retrieved 2026-08-14
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Restriction Type
maine.gov says restriction type is sale ban, as of 2026-08-14.
Maine Law Regulating Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Sales Prohibitions on Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS Effective Date | Product Category | January 1, 2023 | Carpet or rug Fabric treatment Fabric treatment that does not contain intentionally added PFAS, but is sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in a fluorinated container or in a container that otherwise contains intentionally added PFAS | January 1, 2026 | Cleaning product Cookware product Cosmetic product
https://www.maine.gov/dep/spills/topics/pfas/PFAS-products/index.html
multistate.us says restriction type is manufacturing ban, sale ban, distribution ban, as of 2026-08-14.
intentionally added PFAS beginning January 1, 2028. Vermont : <https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.911> VT HB 911 . Prohibit the use and sale of pesticides and pesticide packaging that contain PFAS. Virginia : <https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB864> VA HB 864 . Prohibit the manufacture, sale, or delivery of a cosmetic product that contains certain intentionally added ingredients, including (but not limited to) PFAS.
Statute / Bill
maine.gov says statute / bill is ME LD 1503 (PL 2021, c. 477) as amended by LD 1537 (PL 2023, c. 630), as of 2026-08-14.
Maine Law Regulating Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Sales Prohibitions on Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS Effective Date | Product Category | January 1, 2023 | Carpet or rug Fabric treatment Fabric treatment that does not contain intentionally added PFAS, but is sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in a fluorinated container or in a container that otherwise contains intentionally added PFAS | January 1, 2026 | Cleaning product Cookware product Cosmetic product
https://www.maine.gov/dep/spills/topics/pfas/PFAS-products/index.html
multistate.us says statute / bill is VA HB 864, as of 2026-08-14.
intentionally added PFAS beginning January 1, 2028. Vermont : <https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.911> VT HB 911 . Prohibit the use and sale of pesticides and pesticide packaging that contain PFAS. Virginia : <https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB864> VA HB 864 . Prohibit the manufacture, sale, or delivery of a cosmetic product that contains certain intentionally added ingredients, including (but not limited to) PFAS.
Sources
- maine.govhttps://www.maine.gov/dep/spills/topics/pfas/PFAS-products/index.html
- multistate.ushttps://www.multistate.us/insider/2026/3/20/state-pfas-legislation-in-2026-hundreds-of-bills-across-23-states