# Rhode Island · cosmetics — US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Product Category:** cosmetics _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Effective Date:** 2027-01-01 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction Type:** sale ban _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute / Bill:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.18-4 (RI Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, P.L. 2024, ch. 344) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **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, not quoted from the source)_

## 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.

## 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;

Source: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-18.18/23-18.18-3.htm

### 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.

Source: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-18.18/23-18.18-4.htm

## Source

- https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-18.18/23-18.18-4.htm
- https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-18.18/23-18.18-3.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/).