Rhode Island · menstrual products
For Rhode Island, product category is menstrual products; 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
- menstrual products 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
- the sale or resale of used products 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; (v) Fabric treatments; (vi) Juvenile products; (vii) Menstrual products;
— from webserver.rilegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-10-06
Exemptions
(e) This section shall not apply to the sale or resale of used products.
— 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