House bill would add floss and 2 more products to Vermont’s PFAS regulations

By Olivia Gieger | VTDigger | March 12, 2025

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"The House Environment Committee voted Tuesday in favor of advancing H.238, a bill that would further phase out the sale and production of consumer products containing added PFAS, a class of thousands of hyper-durable chemicals linked to a host of cancers and health issues in humans.

The bill would expand the state’s existing limits on PFAS-containing consumer products to include a ban on manufacturing and selling cleaning products, dental floss and containers lined with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

In May 2024, Vermont’s wide-sweeping ban on PFAS in cosmetics, menstrual products, artificial turf, incontinence products and cookware became law — to largely take effect in 2026. The restriction also included a ban on PFAS in a broad range of “juvenile products,” a category that includes cribs, children’s electronic games and other items marketed to people under 12 years old. The state already regulates PFAS in rugs and carpets, ski wax, firefighting equipment and aftermarket stain and water-proofing treatments for fabric and furniture in residential settings."