Episode 38. New Jersey Enacts Legislation to Prohibit PFAS in Cosmetics

Episode 38. New Jersey Enacts Legislation to Prohibit PFAS in Cosmetics

Author: ChemLinked February 16, 2026 Duration: 2:22
In this episode, we cover the State of New Jersey’s new legislation — the Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act (Bill S1042) — which was signed into law on January 12, 2026. Under this act, the sale and distribution of cosmetics with intentionally added PFAS will be prohibited in New Jersey beginning January 1, 2028, with exceptions for technically unavoidable trace amounts and cases where PFAS are present solely in electronic or internal components. We explain what this means for co...

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Episode 58. South Korea Amends Enforcement Decree of Cosmetics Act [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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