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Vermont bans PFAS in dental floss and cleaning products effective July 2027
PFAS VermontVermont General AssemblyVermont
Announced
Jun 11, 2025
Effective
Jul 1, 2027
Implementation
Jul 1, 2027
Description
Act 54 (H.238) adds dental floss and cleaning products to Vermont's PFAS product ban framework. Effective July 1, 2027, manufacturers are prohibited from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, distributing for sale, or distributing for use in Vermont dental floss or cleaning products to which PFAS have been intentionally added. These product categories were added to the existing framework established by Act 131 (2024). Compliance teams should review product formulations for these categories and prepare for the 2027 prohibition.
Sources
- OfficialNo. 54 Page 1 of 21 2025
- OfficialAct No. 54 Page 1 of 2 2025
Key Findings
Vermont bans PFAS in dental floss and cleaning products effective July 2027
seout of consumer products containing added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. (H.238) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: * * * PFAS in Consumer Products * * * Sec. 1. 9 V.S.A. chapter 63, subchapter 12A is amended to read: Subchapter 12A. PFAS in Consumer Products § 2494e. DEFINITIONS As used in this subchapter: (1) “Adult mattress” means a mattress other than a crib or
Vermont bans PFAS in dental floss and cleaning products effective July 2027
ation by other states of PFAS in consumer products. The report shall include a recommendation based on review of regulatory programs in other states on whether Vermont should establish a regulatory program for PFAS in consumer products, including the State agency in which such a program should be located, the staffing required, and a time frame for implementation. The act also requires the Secretary of Natural Resour