Any product sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in Minnesota that is currently regulated or registered by the MDA that contains intentionally added PFAS must be reported. This includes pesticides, fertilizers, specialty fertilizers, soil amendments, plant amendments, and agricultural liming materials. Packaging for these products must be reported to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency should it contain intentionally added PFAS.
Any product sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in Minnesota that is currently regulated or registered by the MDA that contains intentionally added PFAS must be reported. This includes pesticides, fertilizers, specialty fertilizers, soil amendments, plant amendments, and agricultural liming materials. Packaging for these products must be reported to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency should it contain intentionally added PFAS.
The registrant or manufacturer of products sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in the state of Minnesota that contains intentionally added PFAS is required to report.
The registrant or manufacturer of products sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in the state of Minnesota that contains intentionally added PFAS is required to report.
Minnesota Statute defines manufacturer as “a guarantor, registrant, distributor, producer, or other person that creates or produces a product or whose brand name is affixed to the product. In the case of a product imported into the United States, manufacturer includes the importer or first domestic distributor of the product if the person that manufactured or assembled the product or whose brand name is affixed to the product does not have a presence in the United States.“
If more than one entity meets the definition of manufacturer, the Department will consider the party who controls the formulation of the product to be the manufacturer.
Minnesota Statute defines manufacturer as “a guarantor, registrant, distributor, producer, or other person that creates or produces a product or whose brand name is affixed to the product. In the case of a product imported into the United States, manufacturer includes the importer or first domestic distributor of the product if the person that manufactured or assembled the product or whose brand name is affixed to the product does not have a presence in the United States.“
If more than one entity meets the definition of manufacturer, the Department will consider the party who controls the formulation of the product to be the manufacturer.
Beginning January1, 2026, and annually thereafter.
Beginning January1, 2026, and annually thereafter.
According to statute: Unless the Commissioner of Agriculture determines that the use of intentionally added PFAS is a "currently unavoidable use" the MDA is directed to:
- not register any product that contains intentionally added PFAS meeting the definition of any of the following product categories: carpets or rugs, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile furnishings, ski wax, and upholstered furniture beginning January 1, 2026; and
- not register any pesticide product, fertilizer, specialty fertilizer, soil and plant amendment, or agricultural liming product that contains intentionally added PFAS beginning January 1, 2032.
According to statute: Unless the Commissioner of Agriculture determines that the use of intentionally added PFAS is a "currently unavoidable use" the MDA is directed to:
- not register any product that contains intentionally added PFAS meeting the definition of any of the following product categories: carpets or rugs, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile furnishings, ski wax, and upholstered furniture beginning January 1, 2026; and
- not register any pesticide product, fertilizer, specialty fertilizer, soil and plant amendment, or agricultural liming product that contains intentionally added PFAS beginning January 1, 2032.
