A state ban on products intentionally made with PFAS or forever chemicals will be expanding in 2026.
Maine Public reports that the new expansion will be including everyday household items like certain cookware, cosmetics and cleaning products.
The ban first went into effect in 2023 for carpets and fabric treatment, with next year’s bans expanding to upholstered furniture, ski wax, and more.
State regulators expect manufacturers and retailers to comply with the new rules which prohibit selling goods containing the chemicals, which have been linked to health problems including liver disease and cancer.
“The manufacturers are responsible for compliance with this sales prohibition, given that they are the only ones that really know what’s in their product,” Kerri Farris, the safer chemicals program manager at the Maine DEP said in an interview.
Talks regarding other products like nonstick cookware are still in the works.
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