Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-604

Current through Chapter 123 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 25-15-604 - Prohibition on the sale or distribution of certain consumer products that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals - product label requirements for cookware
(1) On and after January 1, 2024, a person shall not sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in the state any product in any of the following product categories if the product contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals:
(a) Carpets or rugs;
(b) Fabric treatments;
(c) Food packaging;
(d) Juvenile products; and
(e) Oil and gas products.
(2)
(a) On and after January 1, 2024, a manufacturer of cookware sold in the state that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals in the handle of the product or in any product surface that comes into contact with food, foodstuffs, or beverages shall list the presence of PFAS chemicals on the product label and shall include on the product label a statement, in both English and Spanish, that reads: "For more information about PFAS chemicals in this product, visit" followed by both of the following:
(I) An internet website address for a web page that provides information about why the PFAS chemicals are intentionally added; and
(II) A quick response (QR) code or other machine-readable code, consisting of an array of squares, used for storing an internet website for a web page that provides information about why the PFAS chemicals are intentionally added.
(b) A manufacturer of cookware sold in the state shall ensure that the statement required on the product label by subsection (2)(a) of this section is visible and legible to the consumer, including on the product listing for online sales.
(c) Cookware that meets both of the following requirements is exempt from the requirement of this subsection (2):
(I) The surface area of the cookware cannot fit a product label of at least two square inches; and
(II) The cookware does not have either of the following:
(A) An exterior container or wrapper on which a product label can appear or be affixed; and
(B) A tag or other attachment with information about the product attached to the cookware.
(d) A manufacturer of cookware sold in the state shall ensure that the statement otherwise required on the product label by subsection (2)(a) of this section is included on the product listing for online sales pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section.
(e) On and after January 1, 2024, a manufacturer shall not make a claim, on the cookware package, that the cookware is free of any PFAS chemicals unless no individual PFAS chemical is intentionally added to the cookware.
(f) Cookware that contains one or more intentionally added PFAS chemicals in the handle of the product or in any product surface that comes into contact with food, foodstuffs, or beverages shall not be sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state unless the cookware and the manufacturer of the cookware comply with this part 6.
(3) On and after January 1, 2025, a person shall not sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use the following products that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals:
(a) Cosmetics;
(b) Indoor textile furnishings; and
(c) Indoor upholstered furniture.
(4) On and after January 1, 2027, a person shall not sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use the following products that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals:
(a) Outdoor textile furnishings; and
(b) Outdoor upholstered furniture.

C.R.S. § 25-15-604

Added by 2022 Ch. 338,§1, eff. 6/3/2022.