PFAS in Products
Connecticut General Statutes section 22a-903c regulates the sale of certain products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Labeling Order: The Commissioner has released an Order listing approved words to inform the purchaser that PFAS is intentionally added to certain products. More information can be found in the Order and below. View the Order.
Response to Public Comments: DEEP responded to public comments received during a public comment period. View the response to comments.
Product Categories
The covered product categories are:
- Apparel
- Carpets or rugs
- Cleaning products
- Cookware
- Cosmetic products
- Dental floss
- Fabric treatments
- Juvenile products
- Menstruation products
- Textile furnishings
- Ski wax
- Upholstered furniture
Certain sections of the law also apply to:
Labeling
Beginning July 1, 2026, the law allows the manufacturing, selling, offering or distributing for sale of apparel, carpets or rugs, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetic products, dental floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile furnishings, ski wax, or upholstered furniture if they contain intentionally added PFAS only if the manufacturer labels the products.
Each label must:
- Be clearly visible before the sale
- Inform the purchaser, using words or symbols DEEP approves, that PFAS are present in the product
- Labels affixed to any such product shall be constructed of sufficiently durable materials that will remain legible for the product's useful life
The Commissioner has approved the following words for use:
- "Contains PFAS"
- "Made with PFAS"
- "Made with PFAS chemicals"
- "Made with intentionally added PFAS"
- "This product contains PFAS"
- or such other language as may be proposed by a producer or manufacturer of a product approved by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)
Other words or symbols may be approved for use upon petition to DEEP by email to DEEP.PFASInProduct@ct.gov. Please include the petitioner's name, title, email address and telephone number. Please note that any proposed words or symbols must still meet the labeling criteria outlined in Connecticut General Statutes section 22a-903c. Any additional words or symbols approved by the Commissioner will be posted to this webpage.
Requirements for Outdoor Apparel for Severe Wet Conditions
Beginning January 1, 2026, the law allows the distribution, sale, or offering for sale of new outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions that contain PFAS only if the product and any online listing for it is accompanied by a legible and easily discernable disclosure stating: "Made with PFAS chemicals."
Requirements for Turnout Gear
Beginning January 1, 2026, the law requires anyone manufacturing or selling turnout gear to provide written notice to the purchaser at the time of sale that indicates that the turnout gear includes intentionally added PFAS and the reason PFAS is added to the turnout gear.
Notification to DEEP
Beginning July 1, 2026, the law requires manufacturers of apparel, carpets or rugs, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetic products, dental floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile furnishings, ski wax, or upholstered furniture containing intentionally added PFAS manufactured, sold, or offered or distributed for sale in the state to give prior notification to DEEP.
Coming soon: Information related to how this notification can be submitted to DEEP will be posted to this webpage soon.
The manufacturer's notification to DEEP must include the following:
- A brief product description, including the product category and PFAS' function in the product
- All relevant chemical abstract service registry numbers, if applicable, or the molecular formulas and weights for all intentionally added PFAS in the product
- Information for each product category, as follows: the amount of each PFAS of subgroups in each category; the range of PFAS in the product category by percent weight; if no analytical method exists, the amount of total fluorine present in the product category; why the PFAS are used in the product; and the manufacturer's name and address and a contact person's name, address and phone number
A manufacturer may give the required information for a product category or type, rather than for each individual product.
The law requires the manufacturer to revise the submitted information whenever it changes or when DEEP requests it to do so.
Ban
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: apparel; turnout gear; carpets or rugs; cleaning products; cookware; cosmetic products; dental floss; fabric treatments; juvenile products; menstruation products; textile furnishings; ski wax; upholstered furniture; or outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions.
Certification of Compliance
Upon DEEP's written request, a product's manufacturer or supplier must give DEEP a certificate of compliance stating that a product complies with the provisions of the law. The law requires anyone to give the DEEP commissioner, upon her request, any information that the person may have or can reasonably get that is relevant to show compliance.
Exemptions
The provisions of this law do not apply to:
- Any product for which federal law governs or requires the presence of PFAS in the product in a manner that preempts state authority
- Any product regulated under section 22a-903a or 22a-255i
- 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 85% recycled content
- Any product manufactured prior to any prohibition imposed by the provisions of this law
- Replacement parts for any product manufactured prior to any prohibition imposed by the provisions of this law
Content last updated December 8, 2025.