MAINE PUBLIC • April 27, 2023
State lawmakers heard competing narratives Wednesday about whether Maine needs to merely tweak or entirely overhaul a first-in-the-nation law that sought to remove PFAS from consumer products. Maine made national headlines two years ago when the Legislature passed a measure that aimed to prohibit the sale of most products made with the so-called forever chemicals starting in 2030. Another key provision of that law required product manufacturers to disclose any products with “intentionally added” PFAS beginning this past January. The Maine State Chamber of Commerce, as well as other regional chambers, has been leading the push back for the reporting requirement since the DEP has yet to finalize the rules that business would have to follow.