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Posted September 2025
California SB-682 was considered during the 2025-2026 legislative session. It was vetoed by Governor Newsom despite passing both chambers of the California legislature.
The bill proposed generally banning the sale of cookware with intentionally added “forever chemicals” in California beginning in 2030. It would also generally prohibit the sale of cleaning products, dental floss, food packaging and other products defined in the bill with intentionally added PFAS beginning in California in January 2028.
Nonstick cookware is often coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a fluoropolymer also called Teflon and one of thousands of chemicals that belong to the class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). A number of different PFAS chemicals are scientifically linked to potential health impacts including cancers, immune system challenges and reproductive issues. PFAS are often called forever chemicals because they generally do not naturally break down in the environment.
