Bill Text: CA AB958 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Product safety: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-08-21 - Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Pan. [AB958 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB958-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 958

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Introduced by Assembly Member Ting

February 16, 2017

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An act to amend Section 110380 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 958, as introduced, Ting. Fair packaging and labeling.

The Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, among other things, generally regulates the packaging and labeling of a food, drug, device, or cosmetic. The law provides that specific federal regulations relating to packaging and labeling are the regulations of this state and authorizes the State Department of Public Health to promulgate additional regulations, except as prohibited.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to the cross-references to the adopted federal regulations.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 110380 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

110380.

 All regulations and their amendments pertaining to foods, drugs, devices, and cosmetics that are in effect on the effective date of this part, or that are adopted on or after that date, pursuant to the federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (80 Stat. 1296; 15 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1451 et seq.) shall be the regulations of this state. The department may, when necessary, prescribe any packaging and labeling regulation for foods, drugs, devices, and cosmetics whether or not the regulation is in accordance with regulations adopted under the federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1451 et seq.). No regulations shall be adopted that are contrary to the labeling requirements for the net quantity of contents required pursuant to Section 4 of the Federal federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1451 et seq.) and the regulations adopted pursuant to that section.