California Lawmaker Wants To Beef Up Safe Cosmetics Program

22 Feb 2019

AB 495, introduced Feb. 12 by Democratic Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, is sparse on details, but expresses legislative intent to improve the oversight of “harmful cosmetics,” ostensibly by amending the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005.

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California has a number of legislated tools at its disposal to manage perceived cosmetics risks, but at least one lawmaker believes there’s more that can be done to address “harmful cosmetics.”

Introduced Feb. 12 by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, a Democrat representing the South Bay area of Los Angeles, AB 495 “would...