Connecticut · menstruation product
For Connecticut, product category is menstruation product; effective date is 2026-07-01; restriction type is disclosure requirement; later phase effective date is 2028-01-01; later phase restriction type is sale ban, recorded from its source on 2026-10-07.
- State
- Connecticut our reading
- Product Category
- menstruation product verified
- Effective Date
- 2026-07-01 our reading
- Restriction Type
- disclosure requirement our reading
- Later Phase Effective Date
- 2028-01-01 our reading
- Later Phase Restriction Type
- sale ban our reading
- Statute / Bill
- CT PA 24-59 our reading
- PFAS Definition
- intentionally added PFAS verified
- Exemptions
- any product for which federal law governs or requires the presence of PFAS in a manner that preempts state authority; any product regulated under section 22a-903a or 22a-255i of the general statutes; the sale or resale of a used product; any prosthetic, orthotic device or product that is a medical device or drug or that is otherwise used in a medical setting or in medical applications regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration; any product made with not less than eighty-five per cent recycled content; any product manufactured prior to any prohibition imposed by the provisions of this section; or replacement parts for any such product our reading
- Enforcement Agency
- Connecticut DEEP 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
On and after July 1, 2026, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this state any (A) apparel; (B) carpet or rug; (C) cleaning product; (D) cookware; (E) cosmetic product; (F) dental floss; (G) fabric treatment; (H) children's product; (I) menstruation product; (J) textile furnishing; (K) ski wax; or (L) upholstered furniture if such product contains intentionally added PFAS, unless such product is labeled in accordance with this subsection.
— cga.ct.gov, retrieved 2026-10-07
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Later Phase Effective Date and Later Phase Restriction Type
(d) On and after January 1, 2028, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this state any of the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS: (1) Apparel; (2) turnout gear; (3) carpets or rugs; (4) cleaning products; (5) cookware; (6) cosmetic products; (7) dental floss; (8) fabric treatments; (9) children's products; (10) menstruation products; (11) textile furnishings; (12) ski wax; (13) upholstered furniture; or (14) outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions.
Exemptions
(j) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to: (1) Any product for which federal law governs or requires the presence of PFAS in the product in a manner that preempts state authority; (2) any product regulated under section 22a-903a or 22a-255i of the general statutes; (3) the sale or resale of a used product; (4) any prosthetic, orthotic device or product that is a medical device or drug or that is otherwise used in a medical setting or in medical applications regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration; (5) any product made with not less than eighty-five per cent recycled content; (6) any product manufactured prior to any prohibition imposed by the provisions of this section; or (7) replacement parts for any product manufactured prior to any prohibition imposed by the provisions of this section.
— all from cga.ct.gov, retrieved 2026-10-07
Source
- cga.ct.govhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/ACT/PA/PDF/2024PA-00059-R00SB-00292-PA.PDF