New Mexico authorizes labeling for consumer products with ‘forever chemicals’

The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board authorized a new rule requiring manufacturers to label products with intentionally added PFAS

By: Source NM Staff

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: March 23, 2026

Words: 279

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board on Monday sanctioned a new state rule requiring manufacturers to label consumer products that intentionally contain a class of ‘forever chemicals’ that have been linked to serious health conditions.

The new rule comes via the PFAS Protection Act, which the Legislature passed and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham enacted last year.

PFAS —aka per and poly fluoroalkyl substances — describes a class of manmade chemicals that …

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