What is the official ID of this bill?
The official print number for this legislation is HR 5540.
Cosmetic Safety: Research, Labeling, and Salon Worker Protection Act.
This act aims to enhance cosmetic safety, particularly for women and girls of color and professional salon workers. It mandates research into harmful substances, requires full ingredient disclosure on labels and websites, and ensures access to product safety data sheets in multiple languages. This will provide citizens with better access to information about products, enabling them to make informed decisions regarding their health and safety.
Key points
Research on cosmetic health impacts: Studies will be conducted on harmful substances in cosmetics, especially those used by women and girls of color and salon workers.
Support for safer alternatives: The government will support the creation of safer alternatives to harmful substances in cosmetics.
Full ingredient disclosure: Manufacturers of professional-use cosmetics will be required to list all ingredients on labels and websites.
Multilingual safety data sheets: Salon workers will have access to product safety data sheets in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, and other languages upon request.
Interagency Council on Cosmetic Safety: A special council will be established to collect data and find solutions to health issues related to cosmetics.
Review of cosmetics for communities of color: A process will be implemented to evaluate cosmetics marketed to women and girls of color to ensure compliance with regulations.
Status:
Expired
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