Judge Dismisses Lawsuit That Sought To Stop Minnesota's PFAS Ban

By WCCO Staff, CBS Minnesota

August 26, 2025 / 7:55 AM CDT

A judge has thrown out a cookware industry lawsuit trying to stop Minnesota's ban on forever chemicals.

In a ruling earlier this month, the judge dismissed the suit by the Cookware Sustainability Alliance, which was filed days after the ban took effect in January.

The group claimed the ban on PFAS "discriminates against out-of-state commerce." The judge ruled the law applies equally to cookware makers in Minnesota and across the country.

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