Washington § 70A.565.020 Prohibition on the sale of cookware containing lead.

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§ 70A.565.020 — Prohibition on the sale of cookware containing lead.

Washington § 70A.565.020

Title 70AENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 70A.565COOKWARE CONTAINING LEAD

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Wash. Rev. Code § 70A.565.020 (2026).

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(1)Beginning January 1, 2026, no manufacturer may manufacture, sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this state aluminum or brass cookware, aluminum or brass utensils, or an aluminum or brass cookware component containing lead or lead compounds at a level of more than:

(a)90 parts per million, beginning January 1, 2026; and

(b)10 parts per million, beginning January 1, 2028.

(2)(a) No retailer or wholesaler may knowingly sell or knowingly offer for sale for use in this state aluminum or brass cookware, aluminum or brass utensils, or an aluminum or brass cookware component containing lead or lead compounds at a level of more than:

(i)90 parts per million, beginning January 1, 2026; and

(ii)10 parts per million, beginning January 1, 2028.

(b)Retailer

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(1) Beginning January 1, 2026, no manufacturer may manufacture, sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this state aluminum or brass cookware, aluminum or brass utensils, or an aluminum or brass cookware component containing lead or lead compounds at a level of more than:

(a) 90 parts per million, beginning January 1, 2026; and

(b) 10 parts per million, beginning January 1, 2028.

(2)(a) No retailer or wholesaler may knowingly sell or knowingly offer for sale for use in this state aluminum or brass cookware, aluminum or brass utensils, or an aluminum or brass cookware component containing lead or lead compounds at a level of more than:

(i) 90 parts per million, beginning January 1, 2026; and

(ii) 10 parts per million, beginning January 1, 2028.

(b) Retailers or wholesalers who unknowingly sell products that are restricted from sale under this chapter are not liable under this chapter.

(c) The sale or purchase of any previously owned aluminum or brass cookware, aluminum or brass utensils, or aluminum or brass cookware components containing lead made in casual or isolated sales as defined in RCW 82.04.040 , or by a nonprofit organization, is exempt from this chapter.

(3) After December 2030, the department, in consultation with the department of health, may lower the 10 parts per million limit established in subsections (1) and (2) of this section by rule if it determines that the lower limit is:

(a) Feasible for cookware and cookware component manufacturers to achieve; and

(b) Necessary to protect human health, including the health of vulnerable populations.

(4) Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the department with respect to lead in cookware, cookware components, or utensils under chapter 70A.350 RCW.