Maine was one of the first states to adopt a law regulating the use of PFAS in consumer products. That original law required broad reporting of PFAS in products. In the recent legislative session, Maine amended the law to eliminate the general reporting requirement, and instead phase out intentionally added PFAS across several categories of products, require reporting on a select set of products granted extensions, and eventually phase out the use of intentionally added PFAS across nearly all products by 2032.
The new approach to phase out PFAS mirrors a growing number of states across the country—each with its own set of definitions, timelines, and exceptions. Maine Outdoor Brands partnered with the Outdoor Industry Association to produce a new fact sheet that provides an overview of the Maine law and a look at the national PFAS landscape.
