# California · food packaging — US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category

For California, product category is food packaging; effective date is 2023-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is CA HSC § 109000 (AB 1200); pfas definition is regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, recorded from its source on 2026-10-07.

- **State:** California _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Product Category:** food packaging _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Effective Date:** 2023-01-01 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction Type:** sale ban _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute / Bill:** CA HSC § 109000 (AB 1200) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **PFAS Definition:** regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Detection Threshold:** 100 ppm total organic fluorine _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Commencing on January 1, 2023, no person shall distribute, sell, or offer for sale in the state any food packaging that contains regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS.

## Where each value comes from

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

### Product Category

> “Food packaging” means a nondurable package, packaging component, or food service ware that is intended to contain, serve, store, handle, protect, or market food, foodstuffs, or beverages, and is comprised, in substantial part, of paper, paperboard, or other materials originally derived from plant fibers.

### Detection Threshold

> The presence of PFAS in a product or product component at or above 100 parts per million, as measured in total organic fluorine.

## Source

- https://california.public.law/codes/ca_health_and_safety_code_section_109000

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/).