Question 1

2026 Maine PFAS prohibitions for retailers and manufacturers.

Accepted Answer

Starting on January 1, 2026, the prohibition of specific products containing intentionally added PFAS under Maine Public Law 2021, c. 477, An Act To Stop Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Pollution will take effect. The enacted law has the objective to reduce PFAS pollution and therefore, protect Maine’s environment and natural resources. Understanding PFAS PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of synthetic chemicals (around 5,000 individual substances) that have been used in various industries since the 1940s. Their persistence in the environment has earned them the moniker "forever chemicals”. Especially the chemicals PFOS and PFOA, which belong to the PFAS group, have been classified as carcinogenic, are banned globally, and have made headlines in the past. What is prohibited? RATIONAL cooking accessories with TriLax coating contain some PFAS chemicals and is therefore directly affected by this prohibition. The RATIONAL TriLax coating does not contain any PFOA or PFOS and are therefore not harmful to health. According to the law, PFAS will no longer be permitted in 13 product categories. The ban affects, for example, cookware, cosmetics, and cleaning products. The Law interprets cookware to include items that have a food contact surface with a nonstick-PFAS-coating. What are the next steps? We are obligated to notify you that a person or company may not sell or distribute into the state of Maine the products listed on the next page. The use of TriLAX accessories already in use is not subject to any prohibitions. Their usage after January 1, 2026 is still permitted. All RATIONAL products are regularly tested and meet all current guidelines and high standards for food contact. Is a replacement available? Sustainability has been part of RATIONAL’s DNA for over 50 years. Resource-efficient products and their climate-friendly production are just as important to us as the use of environmentally friendly technologies. We are already proactively working on PFAS-free alternatives, and we are currently unable to offer any corresponding alternatives. Maine is the second state in the United States to enact a specific sales prohibition in this regard. Minnesota enacted a similar ban that went into effect January 1, 2025. If you need help or if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with your primary RATIONAL contact. 60.71.157 Multibaker 1/1 GN, 8 molds 60.74.147 Perforated baking tray 2/3 GN 60.73.646 Multibaker 2/3 GN, 5 molds 6015.2103 Perforated baking tray 2/1 GN 60.73.764 Multibaker 1/3 GN, 2 molds 60.73.314 Diamond and grill grate GN 1/1 60.70.943 Grill and pizza tray 1/1 GN 60.73.801 Diamond and grill grate GN 2/3 60.73.798 Grill and pizza tray 2/3 GN 60.73.802 Diamond and grill grate GN 1/2 60.71.237 Grill and pizza tray 400x600 60.73.271 Roasting and baking pan “small” 6013.1103 Roasting and baking tray 1/1 GN 60.73.272 Roasting and baking pan “large” 60.73.671 Roasting and baking tray 2/3 GN 60.73.286 Roasting and baking pan “small set” 6013.2103 Roasting and baking tray 2/1 GN 60.73.287 Roasting and baking pan “large” 6013.1003 Roasting and baking tray 400x600 60.71.617 Grilling and searing plate 1/1 6015.1000 Perforated baking tray 400x600 6035.1017 CombiGrill grid, 1/1 GN 6015.1103 Perforated baking tray 1/1 GN 60.71.158 Pizza dish

Question 2

2025 Minnesota PFAS prohibitions for retailers and manufacturers.

Accepted Answer

Starting on Jan. 1, 2025, the first prohibition of products containing intentionally added PFAS under Amara's Law (Minn. Stat. § 116.943) will take effect in the state of Minnesota. The law aims to reduce PFAS pollution and, therefore, protect Minnesota’s environment and natural resources. Understanding PFAS PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of synthetic chemicals (around 5,000 individual substances) that have been used in various industries since the 1940s. Their persistence in the environment has earned them the moniker "forever chemicals”. Especially the chemicals PFOS and PFOA, which belong to the PFAS group, have been classified as carcinogenic, are banned globally, and have made headlines in the past. What is prohibited? RATIONAL cooking accessories with TriLax coating contain some PFAS chemicals and are, therefore, directly affected by this prohibition. The RATIONAL TriLax coating does not contain any PFOA or PFOS and is, therefore, not harmful to health. According to the law, PFAS will no longer be permitted in 13 product categories. The ban affects, for example, cookware, cosmetics, and cleaning products. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) interprets cookware to include items that have a food contact surface with a nonstick-PFAS-coating. What are the next steps? We are obligated to notify you that a person or company may not sell or distribute into the state of Minnesota the items listed below. 60.71.157	Multibaker 1/1 GN, 8 molds 60.74.147	Perforated baking tray 2/3 GN 60.73.646	Multibaker 2/3 GN, 5 molds	 6015.2103	Perforated baking tray 2/1 GN 60.73.764	Multibaker 1/3 GN, 2 molds 60.73.314	Diamond and grill grate GN 1/1 60.70.943	Grill and pizza tray 1/1 GN 60.73.801	Diamond and grill grate GN 2/3 60.73.798	Grill and pizza tray 2/3 GN 60.73.802	Diamond and grill grate GN 1/2 60.71.237	Grill and pizza tray 400x600 60.73.271	Roasting and baking pan "small" 6013.1103	Roasting and baking tray 1/1 GN	 60.73.272	Roasting and baking pan "large" 60.73.671	Roasting and baking tray 2/3 GN 60.73.286	Roasting and baking pan "small set" 6013.2103	Roasting and baking tray 2/1 GN	 60.73.287	Roasting and baking pan "large" 6013.1003	Roasting and baking tray 400x600 60.71.617	Grilling and searing plate 1/1 6015.1000	Perforated baking tray 400x600 6035.1017	CombiGrill grid, 1/1 GN 6015.1103	Perforated baking tray 1/1 GN 60.71.158	Pizza dish 	 The use of TriLAX accessories already in use is not subject to any prohibitions. Their usage after Jan. 1, 2025 is still permitted. All RATIONAL products are regularly tested and meet all current guidelines and high standards for food contact. Is a replacement available? Sustainability has been part of RATIONAL’s DNA for over 50 years. Resource-efficient products and their climate-friendly production are just as important to us as the use of environmentally friendly technologies. We are already proactively working on PFAS-free alternatives. Minnesota, however, is now the first market worldwide to enact a specific sales prohibition in this regard, and we are currently unable to offer corresponding alternatives at this time. If you need help or if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Question 3

California Health & Safety Code 109010-109014 – Labeling for cookware

Accepted Answer

The Governor of the State of California signed AB1200 into law on October 5, 2021, which added Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 109000) to Part 3 of Division 104 of the California Health and Safety Code. Beginning January 1, 2023, this law requires a disclosure on a cookware manufacturer’s website if the manufacturer sells cookware in California that includes in the handle or cooking surface certain intentionally added chemicals appearing on the California DTSC Candidate Chemical List in the cooking surface or handle of the cookware. For more information, please visit: California Health & Safety Code 109010-109014 “Cookware” means durable houseware items that are used in homes and restaurants to prepare, dispense, or store food, foodstuffs, or beverages. “Cookware” includes pots, pans, skillets, grills, baking sheets, baking molds, trays, bowls, and cooking utensils. “Intentionally added chemical” means a chemical that a manufacturer has intentionally added to a product and that has a functional or technical effect in the product, including the components of intentionally added chemicals and intentional breakdown products of an added chemical that also have a functional or technical effect in the product. To access the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) Candidate Chemical List, please visit: California DTSC-list The tables below list chemicals contained in the following RATIONAL products.

Question 4

Colorado Revised Statute § 25-15-604(2) – Labeling for cookware

Accepted Answer

By Jan. 1, 2024, any manufacturer of cookware containing “intentionally added PFAS chemicals” in the handle of the product or in any product surface that come into contact with food or beverages (“regulated cookware”) must list the presence of such PFAS chemicals on the product label. For more information about PFAS chemicals in such products a website is required. For more information, please visit: Colorado Revised Statute § 25-15-604(2) “Cookware” is a durable houseware product that is used in residences or kitchens to prepare, dispense, or store food or beverages, which also includes "pots, pans, skillets, grills, baking sheets, baking molds, trays, bowls, and cooking utensils" “Intentionally added chemical” means a chemical that a manufacturer has intentionally added to a product and that has a functional or technical effect in the product, including the components of intentionally added chemicals and intentional breakdown products of an added chemical that also have a functional or technical effect in the product. The tables below list chemicals contained in the following RATIONAL products.

Article Names	Material Details	Note	Chemical Name	Legal requirements
Roasting and baking sheets Perforated baking sheets Multibaker Pizza pan Roasting and baking pans CombiGrill Diamond and grill grate Grill and pizza tray Grill and searing plate	PTFE	PTFE and PFA added to enhance nonstick coating performance	Polytetrafluoroethylene	CECBP Priority Chemicals
Roasting and baking sheets Perforated baking sheets Multibaker Pizza pan Roasting and baking pans CombiGrill Diamond and grill grate Grill and pizza tray Grill and searing plate	PFA	PTFE and PFA added to enhance nonstick coating performance	Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-perfluoro(propylvinyl ether))	CECBP Priority Chemicals
Roasting and baking sheets Perforated baking sheets Multibaker Pizza pan Roasting and baking pans CombiGrill Diamond and grill grate Grill and pizza tray Grill and searing plate	Aluminum		Aluminum	CWA 303(d) CA MCLs ATSDR

Article Names	Material Details	Legal requirements
Muffin and timbale molds	n-Hexane	Prop 65, CA TACs , OEHHA RELs, ATSDR, IRIS
Muffin and timbale molds	Cyclohexane	CDC 4th National Exposure Report
Muffin and timbale molds	Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6)	Canada PBiTs; CECBP - Priority Chemicals; EC PBTs
Muffin and timbale molds	Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5)	Canada PBiTs; CECBP - Priority Chemicals; EC PBTs
Muffin and timbale molds	Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4)	Canada PBiTs; CECBP - Priority Chemicals; EC PBTs
Muffin and timbale molds	Quartz (dioxosilane)	IARC Carcinogens - 1

Article Names	Material Details	Note	Chemical Name	Legal requirements
Core Temperature Probe Crucible valve lip seal Teflon washer	PTFE	PTFE added to insolate cables and to enhance nonstick coating performance	Polytetrafluoroethylene	CECBP Priority Chemicals
Seal Plug Valve	Flourine Kautschuk Material (FKM)	FKM added to enhance heat and chemical resistance		CECBP Priority Chemicals
Locking mechanism	PTFE	PTFE added to provide additional heat and chemical resistance	Polytetrafluoroethylene	CECBP Priority Chemicals
Locking mechanism	Zinc	Zinc added to improve corrosion resistance	Zinc	CWA 303(c) CWA 303(d) CDC 4th National Exposure Report

Regulatory Information about chemicals used in RATIONAL products.

2026 Maine PFAS prohibitions for retailers and manufacturers.

2025 Minnesota PFAS prohibitions for retailers and manufacturers.

California Health & Safety Code 109010-109014 – Labeling for cookware

Colorado Revised Statute § 25-15-604(2) – Labeling for cookware

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