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On March 23, New Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board approved rules requiring manufacturers to label consumer products containing intentionally added PFAS. The board also approved a state law, which phases out and prohibits the sale of certain products containing PFAS.
The labeling requirement strengthens the state’s PFAS Protection Act, which Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed in 2025. Under the new rules, manufacturers must display a universal symbol on any product containing intentionally added PFAS. The universal symbol is a black Erlenmeyer flask with “PFAS” written inside. The new requirements apply to manufacturers only and place no obligation on retailers or consumers.
The state law will prohibit the sale of certain products containing intentionally added PFAS, such as cookware, food packaging and toys, beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Beginning Jan. 1, 2028, the prohibition will extend to the sale of carpets, cleaning items, cosmetics, fabrics, feminine hygiene products, textiles, ski wax and upholstered furniture containing intentionally added PFAS. On Jan. 1, 2032, the sale of all non-exempt products with intentionally added PFAS will be prohibited.
“Today marks a monumental day for New Mexico, putting our state at the forefront of tackling the public health and environmental effects of PFAS,” says James Kenney, secretary of the board. “Labeling consumer products containing PFAS is about honesty, a concept now required by regulation. Manufacturers of PFAS-containing consumer products must inform potential customers as to which cookware, children’s toys, cosmetics and toiletries, and other products we purchase daily contain these chemicals. The rules place families on equal footing with the manufacturers.”
For more information about New Mexico PFAS regulation, visit env.nm.gov/pfas.
