How a PFAS Ban in California Could Make Forever Chemicals Illegal
October 03, 2025 | Source: Organic Authority | by Emily Monaco
California is on the brink of becoming the next state to ban the sale of consumer products made with PFAS. The state will follow Colorado, Connecticut, and Minnesota in banning the toxic “forever chemicals” that were once omnipresent in nonstick cookware and are still used in products like dental floss and plastic food packaging.
Senate Bill 682, authored by Senator Ben Allen, cleared the California State Assembly on Friday, September 12, with 41 assembly members voting in favor of the bill and 19 voting against1. The bill then quickly passed amendments in the Senate. As the next step, Governor Gavin Newsom now has until October 12 to sign the bill.