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Assembly Bill A425

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires hair shampoo packaging to affix a warning label regarding extended use of the product

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2009-A425 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง395-c, Gen Bus L

2009-A425 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a warning label on hair shampoo packaging that contains sodium lauryl sulfate and/or cocamide DEA.

2009-A425 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A425 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   425

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. SEMINERIO, HOOPER -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring  hair
  shampoo packaging to bear a warning label

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
395-c to read as follows:
  S 395-C. LABELING OF HAIR SHAMPOO. 1. NO PERSON, FIRM, OR  CORPORATION
SHALL  SELL  OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY HAIR SHAMPOO CONTAINING SODIUM LAURYL
SULFATE AND/OR COCAMIDE DEA, UNLESS THERE IS PRINTED ON THE  PACKAGE  IN
WHICH  SUCH  HAIR  SHAMPOO  IS  SOLD  OR OFFERED FOR SALE, THE FOLLOWING
CAUTION:
  "CAUTION--USE ONLY AS DIRECTED. EXCESSIVE USE  OR  PROLONGED  EXPOSURE
MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO SKIN. DISCONTINUE USE IF RASH, REDNESS, OR ITCH-
ING  OCCURS.  CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. KEEP OUT OF
REACH OF CHILDREN."
  2. IN THE CASE OF PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR USE BY  CHILDREN,  THE  PHRASE
"EXCEPT  UNDER  ADULT  SUPERVISION"  MAY BE ADDED AT THE END OF THE LAST
SENTENCE IN THE CAUTION REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  3. ANY VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL PENAL-
TY NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01999-01-9

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