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CA Prop 65: Personal Care Firms Wrestle With Listing Of Common Stabilizer, Packaging Material

 
• By Eileen Francis

Personal care companies selling in California that suspect they are subject to its listing of a common stabilizer and packaging material should collect Certificates of Analysis for all raw materials, pursue third-party formula testing and retain counsel.

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The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s listing of two popular personal care ingredients under the state’s Safe Drinking Water Act and Toxic Enforcement Act (Prop 65) underscores the importance of formula testing and obtaining Certificates of Analysis, says an attorney specializing in state laws impacting cosmetics, including Prop 65.

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