BILL NUMBER: AB 708 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 2, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 30, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 14, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer
( Coauthor: Assembly Member
McCarty )
( Coauthors: Senators Leno
and Pavley )
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
An act to add Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 108950) to Part
3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to consumer
product safety.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 708, as amended, Jones-Sawyer. Consumer products: content
information.
Existing law regulates the labeling and use of various consumer
products, including toys and toxic household products.
This bill would, commencing January 1, 2017, require the
manufacturer of designated consumer cleaning
products for retail sale in this state to disclose the
ingredients each ingredient contained in the
product on the product label, as specified, post the product
ingredient information and certain additional information
about any potential health impacts on the manufacturer's
Internet Web site, and provide the Internet Web site and page address
on the product label, along with a prescribed statement.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 108950) is added to
Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
CHAPTER 13. CHEMICALLY FORMULATED CONSUMER PRODUCTS
108950. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) "Chemically formulated consumer product" means a consumer
product product, as defined in subdivision
(e) of Section 25251, but excluding home appliances, that is
manufactured from chemicals or chemical compounds to be used by
household, institutional, commercial, and industrial consumers
without further processing for specific purposes. For the purposes of
this subdivision, dilution by the consumer is not considered further
processing.
(b) "Consumer product" has the same meaning as is specified in
subdivision (e) of Section 25251, but does not include home
appliances.
(c) "Designated consumer
(b) "Cleaning product" means any
product included in the following categories:
(1) "Air care product" means a chemically formulated consumer
product designed, or labeled to indicate that the purpose of the
product is, to mask odors or to freshen, clean, scent, or
deodorize the air.
(2) "Automotive product" means a chemically formulated consumer
product designed, or labeled to indicate that the purpose of the
product is, to maintain the appearance of a motor vehicle, as defined
in Section 670 of the Vehicle Code, including products for washing,
waxing, polishing, cleaning, or treating the exterior or interior
surfaces of motor vehicles. "Automotive product" does not include
automotive paint or paint repair products.
(3) "Cleaning "General cleaning
product" means a soap, detergent, or other chemically formulated
consumer product designed, or labeled to indicate that the purpose of
the product is, to clean or disinfect surfaces, including, but not
limited to, floors, furniture, countertops, showers and baths, or
other hard surfaces, such as stovetops, microwaves, and other
appliances, fabric care, or dish or other ware washing.
(4) "Polish or floor maintenance product" means a chemically
formulated consumer product, such as polish, wax, or a restorer,
designed, or labeled to indicate that the purpose of the product is,
to polish, protect, buff, condition, temporarily seal, or maintain
furniture, floors, metal, leather, or other surfaces.
(d)
(c) "Ingredient" means a chemical in a
designated consumer cleaning product.
(e)
(d) "Manufacturer" means a person or entity that
manufactures, assembles, produces, packages, repackages, or relabels
a designated consumer cleaning product
that is sold or used in this state.
108952. The manufacturer of a designated consumer
cleaning product manufactured after January 1,
2017, for retail sale in this state, shall disclose each ingredient
contained in the product on the product label, post the product
ingredient information on the manufacturer's Internet Web site, and
provide the Internet Web site and page address on the label of the
designated cleaning product along with
a statement directing the consumer to the Internet Web site for
information concerning ingredients contained in the product.
Each ingredient shall have an explanation of its purpose for being in
the cleaning product on the manufacturer's Internet Web site.
108954. (a) (1) For purposes of disclosing
each ingredient contained in the designated consumer
cleaning product on the product label, the 20
most prevalent predominant ingredients
shall be listed in order of weight, as measured by the
ingredient's percentage weight of the total weight of all ingredients
in the product. in descending order. If there
are more than 20 ingredients, the label shall also state
the number of remaining ingredients and that they are
that a listing of all ingredients is available
at the manufacturer's Internet Web site, except that if
site.
(2) In addition to paragraph (1), if
the product contains any additional ingredient listed on the
informational list of candidate chemicals posted on the Internet Web
site of the department pursuant to Section 69502.3 of Title 22 of the
California Code of Regulations, that ingredient shall be listed on
the label. The label in descending order of
predominance.
(3) The manufacturer is not
required to list the weight of an ingredient in the product.
product on the label or the manufacturer's Internet
Web site.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, an
ingredient present at a concentration of not more than 1 percent may
be listed without respect to order of predominance.
(b) (1) Ingredients in a designated consumer product shall be
identified by the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) number and either
the Consumer Specialty Products Association Consumer Product
Ingredients Dictionary (CSPA dictionary) name or the International
Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient (INCI) name. If there is not a CSPA
dictionary name or INCI name, then the ingredients in a designated
consumer product shall be identified by the CAS number and the
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) name. If
there is no CSPA dictionary name, INCI name, or IUPAC name, then the
product shall be identified by the CAS number and common chemical
name.
(2) In identifying the ingredient name, the manufacturer shall
also identify which of the nomenclature references were used for
ingredient identification.
(3) Each ingredient shall have an explanation of its purpose for
being in the designated consumer product on the manufacturer's
Internet Web site.
(b) (1) An ingredient shall be listed by its Consumer Specialty
Products Association (CSPA) Consumer Product Ingredients Dictionary
name. If a CSPA Consumer Product Ingredients Dictionary name is not
available, an ingredient shall be listed by its International
Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient (INCI) name. If an INCI name is also
not available, an ingredient shall be listed by its International
Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) name. If an IUPAC name is
also not available, an ingredient shall be listed by its common
chemical name and the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) number.
(2) The CAS number of an ingredient need only be included on the
ingredient list provided on the manufacturer's Internet Web site.
(c) If the product contains a chemical listed on the informational
list of candidate chemicals posted on the Internet Web site of the
department pursuant to Section 69502.3 of Title 22 of the California
Code of Regulations, the manufacturer shall post on its Internet Web
site a statement that additional information about any potential
health impacts of the ingredients may be obtained from the Internet
Web sites for the following and shall post a link to the Internet Web
sites:
(1) The informational list of candidate chemicals posted on the
Internet Web site of the department pursuant to Section 69502.3 of
Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
(2) The Household Products Database of the National Library of
Medicine.
(d) The manufacturer shall update its product labels, if
necessary, no later than one year after a new chemical is added to
the list of candidate chemicals posted on the Internet Web site of
the department pursuant to Section 69502.3 of Title 22 of the
California Code of Regulations.