Overview
- The measure, SB 682, would have barred intentionally added PFAS in cleaning products, dental floss, juvenile items, food packaging and ski wax starting in 2028, with a cookware sales ban beginning in 2030.
- Newsom said he rejected the bill over concerns about affordability and a rapid shift in the availability of cooking products for consumers.
- Celebrity chefs including Rachael Ray, Thomas Keller, David Chang and Marcus Samuelsson, along with industry groups, opposed the ban and argued nonstick cookware remains safe and essential when used properly.
- Environmental and public‑health groups, including NRDC, condemned the veto and said it fails to protect drinking water and communities from harmful exposure.
- Bill sponsor Sen. Ben Allen vowed to keep pursuing PFAS controls as other states act, noting Minnesota’s cookware ban and the dismissal of an industry lawsuit challenging it.