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 cleaning products for retail sale in this state to disclose each ingredient contained in the product onbegin delete the product label, as specified, post the product ingredient information and certain additional information onend delete the manufacturer’s Internet Webbegin delete site,end deletebegin insert siteend insert 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:
Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 108950)
2is added to Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code,
3to read:
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For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
8shall apply:
9(a) “Chemically formulated consumer product” means a
10consumer product, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 25251,
11but excluding home appliances, that is manufactured from
12chemicals or chemical compounds to be used by household,
13institutional, commercial, and industrial consumers without further
14processing for specific purposes. For the purposes of this
15subdivision, dilution by the consumer is not considered further
16processing.
17(b) “Cleaning product” means any product included in the
18following categories:
19(1) “Air care product” means a chemically formulated consumer
20product designed, or labeled to indicate that the purpose of the
21product is, to mask odors or to freshen, clean, scent, or deodorize
22the air.
23(2) “Automotive product” means a chemically formulated
24consumer product designed, or labeled to indicate that the purpose
25of the product is, to maintain the appearance of a motor vehicle,
26as defined in Section 670 of the Vehicle Code, including products
27for washing, waxing, polishing, cleaning, or treating the exterior
28or interior surfaces of motor vehicles. “Automotive product” does
29not include automotive paint or paint repair products.
30(3) “General cleaning product” means a soap, detergent, or other
31chemically formulated consumer product designed, or labeled
to
32indicate that the purpose of the product is, to clean or disinfect
33surfaces, including, but not limited to, floors, furniture, countertops,
P3 1showers and baths, or other hard surfaces, such as stovetops,
2microwaves, and other appliances, fabric care, or dish or other
3ware washing.
4(4) “Polish or floor maintenance product” means a chemically
5formulated consumer product, such as polish, wax, or a restorer,
6designed, or labeled to indicate that the purpose of the product is,
7to polish, protect, buff, condition, temporarily seal, or maintain
8furniture, floors, metal, leather, or other surfaces.
9(c) “Incidental ingredient” means a contaminant in or on
10feedstock, water, or processing equipment, or byproducts or
11intermediates unintentionally introduced
during formulation, that
12are present at a level of 25 parts per million or more and have no
13technical or functional effect in the finished cleaning product.
14(c)
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15begin insert(d)end insert “Ingredient” means a chemicalbegin delete inend deletebegin insert intentionally added toend insert
a
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cleaningbegin delete product.end deletebegin insert product or the intentional breakdown product
17of a chemical that has an effect on the cleaning product.
18“Ingredient” does not include an incidental ingredient.end insert
19(d)
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20begin insert(e)end insert “Manufacturer” means a person or entity that manufactures,
21assembles, produces, packages, repackages, or relabels a cleaning
22product that is sold or used in this state.
The manufacturer of a cleaning product manufactured
24after January 1, 2017, for retail sale in this state, shall disclose
25each ingredient contained in the productbegin delete on the product label, post on the manufacturer’s Internet
26the product ingredient informationend delete
27Webbegin delete site,end deletebegin insert siteend insert and provide the Internet Web site and page address
28on the label of the cleaning product along with a statement directing
29the consumer to the Internet Web site forbegin delete information concerningend delete
30begin insert
a full list ofend insert ingredients contained in the product. Each ingredient
31shall have an explanation of its purpose for being in the cleaning
32product on the manufacturer’s Internet Web site.
(a) (1) For purposes of disclosing each ingredient
34contained in the cleaning product on thebegin delete product label, the 20 most begin insert manufacturer’s Internet Web site, theend insert ingredients
35predominantend delete
36shall be listed
in descendingbegin delete order. If there are more than 20 begin insert order of
37ingredients, the label shall also state that a listing of all ingredients
38is available at the manufacturer’s Internet Web site.end delete
39predominance.end insert
P4 1(2) In addition to paragraph (1), if the product contains any
2additional ingredient listed on the informational list of candidate
3chemicals posted on the Internet Web site of the department
4pursuant to Section 69502.3 of Title 22 of the California Code of
5Regulations, that ingredient shall be listed on the label in
6descending order of predominance.
7(3)
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8begin insert(2)end insert The manufacturer is not required to list the weight of an
9ingredient in the product onbegin delete the label orend delete the manufacturer’s Internet
10Web site.
11(4)
end delete
12begin insert(3)end insert Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, an
13ingredient present at a concentration of not more than 1 percent
14may be listedbegin insert after the
ingredients present at a concentration of
15more than 1 percentend insert without respect to order of predominance.
16(b) begin delete(1)end deletebegin delete end deleteAn ingredient shall be listed by its Consumer Specialty
17Products Association (CSPA) Consumer Product Ingredients
18Dictionary name. If a CSPA Consumer Product Ingredients
19Dictionary name is not available, an ingredient shall be listed by
20its International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient (INCI) name.
21If an INCI name is also not available, an ingredient shall be listed
22by its International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
23name. If an IUPAC name is also not available, an ingredient shall
24be listed by its common chemical name and the Chemical Abstract
25Service
(CAS) number.
26(2) The CAS number of an ingredient need only be included on
27the ingredient list provided on the manufacturer’s Internet Web
28site.
29(c) If the product contains a chemical listed on the informational
30list of candidate chemicals posted on the Internet Web site of the
31department pursuant to Section 69502.3 of Title 22 of the
32California Code of Regulations, the manufacturer shall post on its
33Internet Web site a statement that additional information about
34any potential health impacts of the ingredients may be obtained
35from the Internet Web sites for the following and shall post a link
36to the Internet Web sites:
37(1) The informational list of candidate chemicals posted on the
38Internet Web site of the department pursuant to Section 69502.3
39of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
P5 1(2) The Household Products Database of the National Library
2of Medicine.
3(d) The manufacturer shall update its product labels, if
4necessary, no later than one year after a new chemical is added to
5the list of candidate chemicals posted on the Internet Web site of
6the department pursuant to Section 69502.3 of Title 22 of the
7California Code of Regulations.
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