California Dreamin’: New York Exploring Prop 65-Like Program For Hazardous Chemical Labeling
• By Lauren Nardella
If industry needs further incentive to drive federal cosmetics legislation with robust preemption, New York could have just provided it. The Consumer Chemical Awareness Act, proposed by Governor Cuomo, does not include any mention of a private right of action, but it would pave the way for hazardous chemical labeling à la California's Prop 65 while imposing extensive reporting requirements on industry.
Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to empower New Yorkers to make informed purchasing decisions by instituting hazardous chemical reporting and labeling requirements in the mold of contentious California programs.
Read the full article – start your free trial today!
Join thousands of industry professionals who rely on HBW Insight for daily insights
Preliminary registration data released by FDA offers a first glimpse of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act’s impact on information the agency has at hand.
The Washington State Department of Ecology publishes ‘Interim Policy on Lead in Cosmetics’ which provides safe harbor options for cosmetic products struggling with the 1ppm limit under the state’s Toxic Free Cosmetics Act, while the department gathers information under a newly opened rulemaking to ‘identify a feasible approach to regulating lead in cosmetic products.’
The Washington Department of Ecology hasn’t backed down on its targeting of formaldehyde-releasing preservatives under the state’s Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, as industry still awaits a draft final rule. In a recent webinar, attorney Angela Deisch of Amin Wasserman Gurnani, LLP said the department has also not provided clarity on penalties under the law, which goes into effect 1 January.
The FDA's current leader, whose term will end with Donald Trump’s second inauguration, also described three qualities the agency’s next commissioner will need to succeed, including "believing that there is such a thing as expertise."
Two nail care ingredients included in the European Commission’s Omnibus VII, which includes about two dozen ingredients overall, are banned in Europe in September.
Cosmetics Europe is working to obtain derogations for three fragrance and/or cosmetic substances that may be categorized as carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic, which could result in a ban of their use under the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
