Bill Text: NY A08544 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to the full disclosure of ingredients in certain products.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A08544 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A08544-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         8544--A

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     August 23, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FERNANDEZ  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee  discharged,
          bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
          committee

        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:

     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  399-rr to read as follows:
     3    § 399-rr. Prohibition of  generic  terms  in  ingredients  of  certain
     4  products.  1. For purposes of this section "personal care product" means
     5  articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, intro-
     6  duced into, or otherwise applied to the human body or any  part  thereof
     7  for  cleansing,  beautifying,  promoting attractiveness, or altering the
     8  appearance, and articles intended for use as a  component  of  any  such
     9  articles; except that such term shall not include soap.
    10    2.  Manufacturers  of  personal  care  products  distributed,  sold or
    11  offered for sale in this state, whether  at  retail  or  wholesale,  for
    12  personal, professional or commercial use, or distributed for promotional
    13  purposes,  shall  not use the terms fragrance, colorant, dye, perfume or
    14  preservative in lieu of listing a chemical used in  such  products.  The
    15  terms fragrance, colorant, dye, perfume or preservative may only be used
    16  if the chemical constituting such ingredient is explicitly listed on the
    17  label  of such product.  All chemicals present in personal care products
    18  sold or offered for sale in this state shall be included in the ingredi-
    19  ents list on the label of such products.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13581-03-9