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Assembly Bill A3620

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the full disclosure of ingredients in certain products

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2025-A3620 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-rrr, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8544
2021-2022: A2156
2023-2024: A7868

2025-A3620 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the full disclosure of ingredients in certain products.

2025-A3620 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3620
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. 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-rrr to read as follows:
   § 399-RRR. 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.
                                                            LBD06328-01-5

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