The cosmetics industry is urging California lawmakers to harmonize a bill’s definitions of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with international guidelines. They suggest that if amendments are made they will support the measure that would prohibit the sale or manufacture of cosmetic products in the state that contain PFAS.
Industry Pushes For Revised PFAS Definition In California Bill Seeking Cosmetic Ban
The Personal Care Products Council and other industry groups suggest they will support AB 2771 if amendments are made to promote international harmonization, among other changes. Already they advocated successfully for the bill’s scope to be limited to intentionally added PFAS, not “the mere presence of trace levels of fluorine in the product.”