Maine § 32 §1733 Prohibitions; substitute materials

Maine Statutes

§ 32 §1733 — Prohibitions; substitute materials

Maine § 32 §1733

Title 32PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 26-AREDUCTION OF TOXICS IN PACKAGING

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 32 §1733 (2026).

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1.Prohibition of sale of packaging containing certain heavy metals. A manufacturer, supplier or distributor may not offer for sale or for promotional purposes in the State a package or packaging component that includes inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, coatings or any other additives to which any lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium has been intentionally introduced during manufacturing or distribution. This prohibition does not apply to the incidental presence of any of these elements.

2.Prohibition of sale of product in packaging containing certain heavy metals. A manufacturer or distributor may not offer for sale or for promotional purposes in the State any product in a package that includes, in the package itself or any packaging components, inks, dyes, pigments,

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1.
Prohibition of sale of packaging containing certain heavy metals.
A manufacturer, supplier or distributor may not offer for sale or for promotional purposes in the State a package or packaging component that includes inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, coatings or any other additives to which any lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium has been intentionally introduced during manufacturing or distribution. This prohibition does not apply to the incidental presence of any of these elements.
2.
Prohibition of sale of product in packaging containing certain heavy metals.
A manufacturer or distributor may not offer for sale or for promotional purposes in the State any product in a package that includes, in the package itself or any packaging components, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, coatings or any other additives to which any lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium has been intentionally introduced during manufacturing or distribution. This prohibition does not apply to the incidental presence of any of these elements.
3.
Concentration levels of certain heavy metals.
For the purposes of subsections 1 and 2, the sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium present in any package or packaging component may not exceed:
3-A.
Prohibition of sale of food package containing phthalates.
Beginning January 1, 2022, a manufacturer, supplier or distributor may not offer for sale or for promotional purposes in the State a food package that includes inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, coatings, plasticizers or any other additives to which phthalates have been intentionally introduced in any amount greater than an incidental presence.
3-B.
Prohibition of sale of food package containing PFAS.
In accordance with the requirements of this subsection, the department may by rule prohibit a manufacturer, supplier or distributor from offering for sale or for promotional purposes in the State a food package to which PFAS have been intentionally introduced in any amount greater than an incidental presence.
3-C.
Exemption to prohibition of sale of food package.
The prohibitions in subsections 3‑A and 3‑B do not apply to a manufacturer of a food or beverage product that is contained in a food package or to which a food package is applied as long as that manufacturer has less than $1,000,000,000 of total annual national sales of food and beverage products.
4.
Substitute materials.
No material used to replace lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, phthalates or PFAS in a package or packaging component may be used in a quantity or manner that creates a hazard as great as or greater than the hazard created by the prohibited heavy metal or chemical.