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Committee approves amended ban on PFAS in menstrual products, adds testing and lab-listing requirement
Summary
The committee released Assembly Bill 47-67 with amendments that ban PFAS from menstrual products and require the Department of Environmental Protection to publish an approved-laboratory list and acceptable testing methods; environmental and health advocates supported the change while some industry groups registered opposition.
The Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee released an amended version of Assembly Bill 47-67 that bans regulated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from menstrual products and requires the Department of Environmental Protection to publish an approved list of laboratories and acceptable testing methods on its website.
Committee amendments extended the effective date to two years after enactment (instead of 18 months) and…
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