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On January 12, 2026, the New Jersey State Senate passed Bill S1221, officially titled the Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act.

Recently, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has approved “Words or Symbols” informing the purchaser of PFAS in a product.

On May 21, 2025, the New Hampshire State Senate and House of Representatives amended the RSA 149-M:64 regulation, introducing a new ban that explicitly prohibits the sale of ski wax, boat wax, surfboard wax, and similar sports products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

On May 13, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced significant adjustments to the data submission deadlines under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and PFAS-containing products.

Recently, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) in the United States has charged over 50 companies for failing to warn about the exposure risks of Bisphenol S (BPS) in paper receipts as required by California Proposition 65. Notices of violation were issued, and there are plans to sue these companies under Proposition 65. According to this law, businesses that fail to comply with the warning requirements may face severe legal consequences, including but not limited to fines and injunctions. If sued and found in violation, companies could face fines in the hundreds of thousands, resulting in significant financial and reputational damage.

In April 2025, New Mexico passed the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Protection Act, aimed at strengthening the regulation of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to protect human health and the environment.

Recently, under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and related regulations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the listing of five chemical substances as high-priority substances for risk assessment. This decision took effect on December 18, 2024.

EPA announced that it has finished the risk management rule under the updated existing chemical review process in Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), banning the manufacture, import, processing, distribution and use of chrysotile asbestos.

On February 22, 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory for the first half of 2024. The updated TSCA Inventory contains a total of 86,741 chemical substances, of which 42,293 are active. The latest update adds 23 new chemicals compared to the August 2023 Inventory. The TSCA Inventory is updated biannually to keep chemical information current and accurate.

This new rule is scheduled to be effective 60 days after its publication. After that, its manufacturers or processors of the 329 PFAS are required to seek EPA review of the activity by submitting a SNUN to EPA and complying with relevant applicable requirements.