Bill Text: NY S05297 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5297

Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S05297 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S05297-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5297

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      March 1, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer 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:

     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.
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