NJ A1421

Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution of cosmetics, carpets, fabric treatments, and food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS in New Jersey, effective two years after enactment

Requires manufacturers of cookware containing intentionally added PFAS to include bilingual (English and Spanish) product labels stating "This product contains PFAS" and prohibits false PFAS-free claims

Establishes a PFAS source reduction program through the Department of Environmental Protection to educate the public and industrial users, with grants available for wastewater treatment facilities and municipalities

Mandates comprehensive PFAS research and monitoring of air, ground and surface water, soil, sediment, biosolids, and wildlife throughout the state, with annual reports to the Governor and Legislature

Appropriates $4.5 million to the Department of Environmental Protection for the source reduction program and research, plus $500,000 to the Division of Consumer Affairs for enforcement, with civil penalties of $1,000-$20,000 per violation