The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced on September 22, 2026, that product manufacturers in key categories have largely shifted to safer products, according to test results. MPCA purchases products from brick-and-magnitary and online stores to verify compliance with state laws banning per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, along with lead and cadmium. The agency tested multiple product categories subject to early PFAS restrictions, finding nearly 93 percent of randomly selected dental floss, menstrual products, and food packaging met legal standards.
Food packaging compliance improved steadily over the years. In 2023, before the 2024 prohibition took effect, 57.8 percent of products passed tests. After the ban was implemented in 2024, the compliance rate rose to 63.4 percent, and by 2025, it had reached 90 percent. In 2026, 35 of 38 food-packaging products, or 92.1 percent, complied with Minnesota’s PFAS laws.
MPCA tested menstrual products and dental floss for the first time under Amara’s Law, which prohibits the intentional addition of PFAS in these categories, effective January 1, 2025. Of the 46 products sampled, 26 of 27 menstrual products (96.3 percent) and 17 of 19 dental floss items (89.5 percent) passed. The overall compliance rate across all three categories reached 92.8 percent.
The transition to PFAS-free products has occurred largely without consumer notice, MPCA noted. The agency plans to follow up with manufacturers of noncompliant items and expand future testing to additional categories. Minnesota’s PFAS restrictions under Amara’s Law cover a broad range of consumer goods, including carpets, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile furnishings, ski wax, and upholstered furniture.
