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Household ingredient · Water and stain repellent

PFAS (household)

Fluorinated chemicals used for water and stain repellency; they persist in the environment. Minnesota bans intentionally added PFAS in cleaning products from 2025.

  • PFAS
  • Expert review pending
High concern Level 3 of 4 How concern levels work

A regulatory warning or restriction somewhere, or strong evidence of harm at typical intake. The concern level sets how many points PFAS (household) costs on a product’s receipt.

What the evidence says

  • Very persistent in the environmentRegulatory

    Minnesota prohibits the sale of cleaning products and other listed categories with intentionally added PFAS from January 1, 2025. [1]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Rules around the world

WhereStatusDetailsDateSource
Minnesota (US) Banned Intentionally added PFAS prohibited in cleaning products from January 1, 2025. Jan 1, 2025 [1]

“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there. We use each regulator’s own words.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (16)
  • pfas
  • pfoa
  • pfos
  • ptfe
  • pfhxa
  • fluoropolymer
  • fluorotelomer
  • perfluoroalkyl
  • pfas household
  • c6 fluorotelomer
  • fluorosurfactant
  • fluorosurfactants
  • perfluorohexanoic acid
  • perfluorooctanoic acid
  • polytetrafluoroethylene
  • perfluorinated compounds

Sources

  1. Minnesota Statutes §116.943 Products containing PFAS

    Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes · Law

    “Beginning January 1, 2025, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in this state the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS”

    revisor.mn.gov