Assembly Bill A2156

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the full disclosure of ingredients in certain products

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A2156 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-rr, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8544
2023-2024: A7868

2021-A2156 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the full disclosure of ingredients in certain products.

2021-A2156 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2156
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FERNANDEZ,  CRUZ, DE LA ROSA, HYNDMAN, NIOU,
   SIMON, SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Consumer
   Affairs and Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business  law, in relation to the full
   disclosure of ingredients in certain products

   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
 399-rr to read as follows:
   §  399-RR.  PROHIBITION  OF  GENERIC  TERMS  IN INGREDIENTS OF CERTAIN
 PRODUCTS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT"  MEANS
 ARTICLES INTENDED TO BE RUBBED, POURED, SPRINKLED, OR SPRAYED ON, INTRO-
 DUCED  INTO,  OR OTHERWISE APPLIED TO THE HUMAN BODY OR ANY PART THEREOF
 FOR CLEANSING, BEAUTIFYING, PROMOTING ATTRACTIVENESS,  OR  ALTERING  THE
 APPEARANCE,  AND  ARTICLES  INTENDED  FOR USE AS A COMPONENT OF ANY SUCH
 ARTICLES; EXCEPT THAT SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE SOAP.
   2. MANUFACTURERS  OF  PERSONAL  CARE  PRODUCTS  DISTRIBUTED,  SOLD  OR
 OFFERED  FOR  SALE  IN  THIS  STATE, WHETHER AT RETAIL OR WHOLESALE, FOR
 PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL OR COMMERCIAL USE, OR DISTRIBUTED FOR PROMOTIONAL
 PURPOSES, SHALL NOT USE THE TERMS FRAGRANCE, COLORANT, DYE,  PERFUME  OR
 PRESERVATIVE  IN  LIEU  OF LISTING A CHEMICAL USED IN SUCH PRODUCTS. THE
 TERMS FRAGRANCE, COLORANT, DYE, PERFUME OR PRESERVATIVE MAY ONLY BE USED
 IF THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUTING SUCH INGREDIENT IS EXPLICITLY LISTED ON THE
 LABEL OF SUCH PRODUCT.  ALL CHEMICALS PRESENT IN PERSONAL CARE  PRODUCTS
 SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THIS STATE SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE INGREDI-
 ENTS LIST ON THE LABEL OF SUCH PRODUCTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05481-01-1


              

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