Rhode Island · cosmetics
For Rhode Island, product category is cosmetics; effective date is 2027-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.18-4 (RI Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, P.L. 2024, ch. 344); pfas definition is intentionally added PFAS, recorded from its source on 2026-10-06; source re-checked 2026-10-07.
- State
- Rhode Island our reading
- Product Category
- cosmetics verified
- Effective Date
- 2027-01-01 our reading
- Restriction Type
- sale ban our reading
- Statute / Bill
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.18-4 (RI Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, P.L. 2024, ch. 344) our reading
- PFAS Definition
- intentionally added PFAS
- Exemptions
- an unavoidable trace quantity of PFAS attributable to impurities of ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage or migration from packaging 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
(a) Except as provided otherwise in this section, on and after January 1, 2027, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the state any covered product that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS.
— webserver.rilegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-10-06
Where each value comes from
These values are stated in different places, and not all on the same page, so each is shown with the passage that states it and the source that passage came from.
Product Category
(7) “Covered product” means the following: (i) Artificial turf; (ii) Carpets or rugs; (iii) Cookware; (iv) Cosmetics;
— from webserver.rilegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-10-06
Exemptions
(f) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, if a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this section contains an unavoidable trace quantity of PFAS that is attributable to impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage or migration from packaging, or other such unintentional and unavoidable origin, such unavoidable trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.
— from webserver.rilegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-10-06
Sources
- webserver.rilegislature.govhttps://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-18.18/23-18.18-4.htm
- webserver.rilegislature.govhttps://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-18.18/23-18.18-3.htm