Amara's Law: What Minnesota's PFAS Law Requires of Manufacturers

MacLean Hawley

MacLean Hawley

Founder & CEO Published Oct 28, 2026

Amara’s Law is Minnesota’s law on PFAS in products, Minnesota Statutes section 116.943, passed in 2023. It does two things. It bans intentionally added PFAS in 11 product categories from January 1, 2025, and in almost every product from January 1, 2032. It also requires every manufacturer of a product sold in Minnesota with intentionally added PFAS to report that PFAS to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).

Who is Amara’s Law named for?

The law is named for Amara Strande, a Tartan High School graduate from Oakdale, Minnesota. Oakdale’s water was contaminated with PFAS from 3M waste disposal. Strande testified at the Capitol for the bill while being treated for cancer, and she died in 2023, a week before it passed. The statute names itself: “This section is ‘Amara’s Law.’”

What does Amara’s Law ban?

From January 1, 2025, you may not sell these products in Minnesota if they contain intentionally added PFAS:

  1. Carpets or rugs
  2. Cleaning products
  3. Cookware
  4. Cosmetics
  5. Dental floss
  6. Fabric treatments
  7. Juvenile products
  8. Menstruation products
  9. Textile furnishings
  10. Ski wax
  11. Upholstered furniture

A product in these categories is not banned if the PFAS is only in electronic components or internal components.

From January 1, 2032, the ban covers any product with intentionally added PFAS, unless MPCA decides by rule that the use is a “currently unavoidable use.” That means essential for health, safety, or the functioning of society, with no reasonable alternative. The 11 categories above cannot qualify.

Who has to report under Amara’s Law?

The manufacturer of any product sold, offered for sale, or distributed in Minnesota that contains intentionally added PFAS. The manufacturer is the company that makes the product or whose brand is on it. There is no size threshold.

Reporting is much broader than the bans. It covers industrial equipment, electronics, and parts sold to other manufacturers, not just consumer goods. Medical devices are exempt from the bans but not from reporting.

Each report names the PFAS in each product or component by CAS number, its concentration range, and the function it serves. The details are in our guide to Minnesota PFAS reporting.

What are the Amara’s Law deadlines?

DateWhat happens
January 1, 2025Ban on intentionally added PFAS in 11 product categories
September 15, 2026Initial PFAS reports due in PRISM. The statute said January 1, 2026; MPCA extended it
December 14, 2026Initial reports due for manufacturers granted a 90 day extension
February 1, every yearUpdates for changed products, new information, and new products
January 1, 2032Ban on intentionally added PFAS in all products, unless the use is currently unavoidable

The reporting fee is a one-time $800 per manufacturer. Updates are free.

What is exempt?

The law does not apply to:

  • Products where federal law governs PFAS in a way that preempts the state
  • Used products that are resold
  • Products made before July 1, 2023, which a 2026 amendment removed from reporting

Prosthetic and orthotic devices, FDA regulated medical devices and drugs, and products used in FDA regulated medical settings are exempt from the bans and from MPCA’s testing orders. They still report.

Can MPCA ask you to test a product?

Yes. If MPCA has reason to believe a product on sale in Minnesota contains intentionally added PFAS, it can direct the manufacturer to provide test results within 30 days. If the tests show no intentionally added PFAS, the manufacturer gives MPCA a certificate saying so, with the results.

What does Amara’s Law mean for your supply chain?

Most manufacturers do not add PFAS themselves. It arrives in purchased parts: wire insulation, seals, gaskets, coatings, lubricants, and molded plastics. So the data for an Amara’s Law report has to come from suppliers, part by part.

Minnesota’s reporting rule says to keep asking your supply chain until the required information is known, and to keep the records for five years. A one-page “PFAS free” letter that names no parts does not fill a report. Start with a PFAS supplier declaration template that asks for the fields the report needs.

TL;DR

What is Amara’s Law?

Minnesota’s PFAS in products law, Minn. Stat. 116.943, passed in 2023. It bans intentionally added PFAS in 11 product categories from 2025 and in most products from 2032, and it requires manufacturers to report PFAS in products sold in Minnesota.

Does Amara’s Law apply to industrial products?

Yes, for reporting. The 2025 bans cover 11 mostly consumer categories, but reporting and the 2032 ban apply to any product sold in Minnesota.

Do medical device makers have to comply?

They must report. FDA regulated medical devices are exempt from the bans, not from reporting.

When is the next Amara’s Law deadline?

December 14, 2026 for manufacturers with an extension, then February 1, 2027 for the first annual update.

Sources

  1. Minn. Stat. 116.943. The full text of Amara’s Law, including the bans (subd. 5), testing (subd. 4), exemptions (subd. 8), and short title (subd. 10).
  2. Minn. Rules chapter 7026. The reporting rule, including supplier data and records (7026.0080).
  3. MPCA: Reporting PFAS in products. Deadlines, extensions, and fee.
  4. MPCA: 2025 PFAS prohibitions. The 11 banned categories.
  5. MPCA: Currently unavoidable use. The 2032 process.
  6. Bergeson & Campbell on the 2026 amendment. The July 1, 2023 cutoff.
  7. Minnesota Reformer, May 9, 2023. How the law came to be named for Amara Strande.

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