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

For California, product category is plant-based food packaging; effective date is 2023-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is CA AB 1200; pfas definition is intentionally added PFAS, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** California
- **Product Category:** plant-based food packaging _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective Date:** 2023-01-01
- **Restriction Type:** sale ban
- **Statute / Bill:** CA AB 1200
- **PFAS Definition:** intentionally added PFAS _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> AB 1200 bans plant-based food packaging with intentionally added PFAS. In effect since January 1, 2023.

## Source

- https://nontoxiclab.com/pfas-state-ban-tracker-2026/

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2026-11-12.
Part of [US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category](https://referencesource.org/state-pfas-product-restrictions/).