May ’25 at-a-glance … environment

NY latest state to introduce PFAS legislation 

Recently introduced New York S187A and its companion bill A7738 seek to establish Jan. 1, 2027 prohibitions on several covered products including cookware used in restaurants and commercial kitchens. The state Senate also introduced S1767 that prohibits the manufacture, sale and use of cookware containing polytetrafluoroethylene, or Teflon, which is a PFA. The latest U.S. PFAS information is included in the Complex Products Manufacturers Coalition worksheet on NAFEM’s resources page. 

NAFEM receives extension to Canada PFAS comments deadline 

NAFEM filed and received an extension request with the Government of Canada for its: 

• Proposal to add PFAS as a class to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Doing so would regulate all PFAS the same way, rather than treating them individually. 

• Proposed three-phase Risk Management Approach that seeks PFAS alternatives and evaluates social-economic as well as technical considerations for PFAS. 

Comments were due May 7; the extension gives NAFEM until August 5 to respond. Unlike in the U.S. where association comments are assumed to reflect the feedback of members, this is not the case in Canada. 

Rhode Island Senate holds PFAS bill for further study 

The Rhode Island Senate Environmental and Agricultural Committee voted to hold Senate Bill 0645 and House Bill 6059 – the Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024 – for further study.