PFAS Resource Center
Compliance with PFAS regulations at the state and federal level continues to be one of the top challenges facing companies in the textiles industry. With that in mind, Advanced Textiles Association has created this PFAS Resource Guide. Here you will find links to all of our resources on PFAS, and this page will be updated as we publish additional content. We have also included useful information from other sources. ATA does not necessarily endorse the views of these organizations.
Questions or comments? Email Jonathan Sweet, director of content and member programs, at Jonathan.Sweet@textiles.org.
Washington adopts new PFAS restrictions
Highlights from Advanced Textiles Expo 2025 in Indianapolis
EPA proposes shift in TSCA PFAS reporting policy, opens rule for public comment
Textile regulations in the U.S. and abroad
California Gov. Newsom vetoes PFAS bill
Minnesota judge disapproves PFAS reporting and fees proposed rule
Illinois Gov. Pritzker signs two PFAS bills into law
Rhode Island Governor signs PFAS ban act into law
Minnesota to delay PFAS reporting deadline
Public comment period open until July 20 for the proposed revisions of Chapter 173-337 WAC: Safer Products Restrictions and Reporting (external link)
PFAS regulations offer challenges and opportunities
Bacteria “eat” PFAS, PFOS, research finds
Polar bear hair grease research may offer a PFAS alternative
Navigating Canadian market challenges
Vermont governor approves bill restricting PFAS in more consumer products
Milliken & Company, Fire-Dex partner to provide fire department with non-PFAS turnout gear
PFAS regulatory update: The ever-changing legal landscape for the textile industry
EPA extends reporting period for PFAS manufacturers
Designtex becomes a PFAS-free company
Maine DEP proposes Currently Unavoidable Use procedures for PFAS in Products law (external link)
Milliken & Company releases non-PFAS materials for every layer of firefighter gear
2025 is here: Are you ready for PFAS reporting? (external link)
EPA Adds Nine Additional PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory (external link)
A plan for meeting EPA PFAS regulations
PFAS’ complicated removal from firefighter turnout gear
Interim Guidance on the Destruction and Disposal of PFAS and Materials Containing PFAS (external link)
Plasma coating process creates PFAS-free finish
PFAS reporting roll-out could be delayed
Textiles and PFAS: Managing the legal risks
PFAS regulations prompt innovation
The critical role of standards for advanced textiles
PFAS reporting rule in Federal Register
EPA PFAS Guide
Many states have also put PFAS regulations in place. To see the current state of current and proposed regulations in a state, click on the links below. States not listed did not have additional regulations affecting the textile industry beyond the federal rules as of December 2, 2025. There will likely be more proposed regulations in the 2026 legislative sessions.
| California | Bans PFAS in apparel, accessories, firefighter gear and many other textile products. |
| Colorado | PFAS prohibited in some apparel, textile products, fabric treatments and furnishings. |
| Connecticut | Effective Jan. 2026, most products (including many textiles) must contain a warning label if they contain “intentionally added” PFAS. A full ban is scheduled for 2028. |
| Illinois | Effective Jan. 2026, companies who sell personal protective clothing to firefighters will be required to disclose the purpose of PFAS. Effective Jan. 2027, the sale of clothing containing intentionally added PFAS will be prohibited. Effective Jan. 2032, the sale of certain consumer products that contain PFAS will be banned (i.e. apparel, incontinence products, juvenile products, menstrual products). |
| Indiana | Firefighter gear must have a label that indicates whether or not it contains PFAS. |
| Maine | PFAS banned in carpets and rugs; ban for all textile products begins Jan. 1, 2026. |
| Maryland | PFAS bans and notifications for carpets/rugs and firefighting gear. |
| Massachusetts | PFAS banned in firefighting PPE beginning January 1, 2027. |
| Minnesota | Bans PFAS in many categories beginning Jan. 1, 2026, with full implementation by 2032. |
| Nevada | Prohibits some fire retardants containing PFAS. |
| New Hampshire | Requires disclosures of PFAS in firefighting gear. |
| New Mexico | “Intentionally added” PFAS prohibited in children’s apparel beginning Jan. 1, 2027 and many other textiles beginning Jan. 1, 2028; requires disclosure of PFAS use and purpose. |
| New York | Most PFAS banned in apparel. Beginning Jan. 1, 2028, firefighting PPE cannot contain “intentionally added” PFAS or PFAS at or above a level established by The Department of Environmental Conservation by regulation. |
| Vermont | PFAS prohibited in carpets, rugs, fabric treatments and other products in 2024. Expanded categories passed in 2025 include firefighting equipment, artificial turf, incontinence products, juvenile products, menstrual products and upholstered furniture; takes effect Jan. 1, 2026. |
