Beauty Industry Relief: WA State Forging ‘Alternative Paths To Compliance’ For Lead Limits Under TFCA

The Washington State Department of Ecology will take interim policy action by 1 January, 2025 that will provide manufacturers alternative paths to compliance with the 1ppm lead limit under the state’s Toxic Free Cosmetics Act, the agency announces. It also anticipates opening a rulemaking related to lead impurities in cosmetics in 2025.