ATLANTA, GA – ECIA has issued an Industry Alert from its Global Industry Practices Committee (GIPC) experts to update members on an environmental regulation that will impact members. Minnesota’s PFAS law—often called “Amara’s Law” (Minn. Stat. § 116.943)—creates one of the most far-reaching reaching PFAS product reporting and restriction regimes in the U.S.

This regulation, which goes into effect in July of this year, concerns PFAS (per and polyfluoroalkyl substances) which are a large family of synthetic chemicals used since the 1940s in products that need to resist water, grease, stains, or heat—things like nonstick cookware, food packaging, textiles, firefighting foams, and many industrial applications. Their carbon fluorine bonds are extremely strong, so they do not break down easily in the environment, which is why they are often called ‘forever chemicals.’

“Any company that has intentionally added PFAS in products, in other words, manufacturers, importers, and in some cases distributors, must report each product or component sold, offered for sale, or distributed in Minnesota that contains these chemicals,” explained Christine Wolnik, ECIA’s Vice President of Industry Practices. “The first comprehensive reports are due in July 2026, and annual reporting will be required after that. PFAS chemicals are harmful and their persistence plus growing scientific concern is driving aggressive new regulations, liability risks, and customer scrutiny,” she warned. “I want to thank the GIPC subject matter experts that worked on this Industry Alert: Michelle Riley, Quality Systems Manager, RS-Americas, Inc. and Adam Kraynak, Product Compliance Manager, Phoenix Contact.”

View the complete ECIA Industry Alert.