Calif. cosmetics legislation
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005 (SB 484) will be addressed by state Senate Appropriations Committee May 26. Introduced by Sen. Carol Migden (D-3rd), bill would authorize the Department of Health Services to investigate cosmetics containing chemicals identified by the state as causing cancer or reproductive toxicity and require manufacturers of such products to submit relevant health effects data and studies as requested. SB 484 cleared the Senate Health Committee last month (1"The Rose Sheet" April 25, 2005, p. 4)...