Illinois PFAS Products Ban Exempts Internal Components, Refrigerants

Illinois lawmakers have passed a bill to ban the sale of certain PFAS-containing consumer products by Jan. 1, 2032, although the legislation notably exempts electronic or internal components and refrigerants, reflecting the continued efforts by stakeholders to secure carve-outs in state prohibitions for certain products they deem critical or hard to replace. The bill also requires the Illinois EPA to study fluoropolymers, a type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that industry often argues are not as toxic as other...