# New Jersey · cosmetic product — US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category

For New Jersey, product category is cosmetic product; effective date is 2028-01-12; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is NJ P.L.2025, c.202 (S1042), C.56:3-56; pfas definition is intentionally added PFAS, recorded from its source on 2026-10-07.

- **State:** New Jersey _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Product Category:** cosmetic product _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective Date:** 2028-01-12 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction Type:** sale ban _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute / Bill:** NJ P.L.2025, c.202 (S1042), C.56:3-56 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **PFAS Definition:** intentionally added PFAS _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Exemptions:** a product that contains intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components of the product _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Unavoidable Trace Quantity:** 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 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Enforcement Agency:** New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 4. a. Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the State any cosmetic product that contains intentionally added PFAS.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Effective Date

> 17. This act shall take effect immediately. Approved January 12, 2026.

### Exemptions

> c. 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.

### Unavoidable Trace Quantity

> b. If a cosmetic product contains 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 cosmetic product, that trace quantity shall not cause the product to be in violation of this section.

### Enforcement Agency

> Whenever the Division of Consumer Affairs finds that a person has violated any provision of this act, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto

## Source

- https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/PL25/202_.HTM

Last verified: 2026-10-07. Review by: 2027-01-05.
Part of [US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category](https://referencesource.org/state-pfas-product-restrictions/).