Consumers will soon see PFAS icon on products in New Mexico

By Bela Olague | KRQE | March 27, 2026

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"Are harmful chemicals hiding in the everyday products inside your home? The New Mexico Environment Department is hoping to solve that question with a landmark rule aimed at labeling when “forever chemicals” are in items sold on New Mexico store shelves.

Whether it’s flossing, cooking in pans, getting in a car, or eating from takeout containers, those basic actions in most New Mexicans’ lives may also expose them to forever chemicals called “PFAS”. “They’re a type of, of chemical that are really persistent, meaning they’re hard to break down,” said James Kenney, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Environment Department.

Kenney said the health impacts are serious: “The bigger molecules have caused things like high cholesterol, reproductive issues in both men and women, certain types of cancers.”