The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced on July 23, 2025, that it will extend the January 1, 2026, deadline for reporting products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to July 1, 2026. MPCA states that it is using its existing statutory authority to move the reporting due date. MPCA notes that with the extension to July 1, 2026, manufacturers will have had three full years since the enactment of Amara's Law to prepare to report on PFAS in products. According to MPCA, the extension is justified to give manufacturers more time to:
- Establish agreements with suppliers to report on their behalf as allowed in the proposed state rule; and
- Become familiar with a new reporting platform that will be available in fall 2025, including tools to simplify reporting.
MPCA states that it "believes the reporting deadline
extension will result in more complete and higher-quality
information to inform PFAS pollution prevention efforts. Minnesota
is prioritizing PFAS pollution prevention to protect human health,
the environment, and our economy from these substances, also known
as 'forever chemicals.'" According to MPCA,
understanding how PFAS are used in products "will help
manufacturers develop safer alternatives, inform concerned
interested consumers, and guide progress toward ending all
nonessential PFAS use in Minnesota by
2032."
In its announcement, MPCA also notes updates to the 2025 PFAS in
product prohibitions. Consistent with MPCA's recommendations, the Minnesota
legislature amended the statute so that intentionally added PFAS
found in internal components and electronic components of products
are now exempt from Minnesota's 2025 PFAS prohibitions.
Intentionally added PFAS in these components will be prohibited
beginning January 1, 2032, unless the use of PFAS
is determined to be a currently unavoidable use (CUU). The
legislature also amended the statute to clarify the definition of
"juvenile products" to exclude all-terrain vehicles
(ATV), motorcycles, snowmobiles, e-bikes, and replacement parts for
these products designed for children.
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