Hazardous Products Act would require disclosure, ban PFAS in household products and firefighting foam

APRIL 24, 2024

LANSING, Mich. – The Great Lakes PFAS Action Network (GLPAN) today issued the following statement after State Representative Penelope Tsernoglou (D–East Lansing) and Majority Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash (D–Hamtramck) introduced new legislation to protect Michiganders from dangerous PFAS chemicals. The Hazardous Products Act would require manufacturers to disclose if there are PFAS in their products and prohibit the sale of household products and firefighting foam containing PFAS. Household product categories include furniture, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, and more. 

“Over the past several decades, we have not only seen the number of products that contain PFAS skyrocket, but we have also learned so much about the adverse effects these ‘forever chemicals’ have not just on our bodies, but our environment as well,” said State Representative Penelope Tsernoglou (D–East Lansing). “This legislation, if enacted, will greatly help to reduce the total amount of PFAS in our environment, and will discourage companies and manufacturers from adding in these dangerous chemicals, simply for the sake of convenience, or to save a few bucks.”

“We applaud Representative Tsernoglou for introducing legislation to limit human exposure to PFAS ‘forever chemicals” and to cut down the release of those chemicals into our water and the environment,” said Tony Spaniola, co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network. “The legislation introduced today would set Michigan on a path to most efficiently tackle the PFAS crisis by following the old adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

The Hazardous Products Act would employ a tiered approach to phasing out PFAS in products. Starting in 2027 PFAS manufacturers would have to disclose products to the state of Michigan that contain intentionally added PFAS. That same year the legislation would prohibit intentionally added PFAS in firefighting foam and 12 household product categories. In 2032, the sale of products that contain PFAS would be prohibited in all products unless the state of Michigan deems the PFAS in the product are unavoidable.