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Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act In the Works

California Assembly Bill 495 introduced this week.

Landmark legislation introduced would ban the use in cosmetics sold in California of 20 toxic chemicals. Assembly Bill 495, authored by Assemblymembers Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) and Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), states that cosmetics products containing toxic chemicals like mercury, lead, phthalates, formaldehyde, triclosan and the fluorinated compounds known as PFAS are “adulterated cosmetics” that may not be sold in California. The legislation is sponsored by Environmental Working Group and CALPIR...

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