Calif. Phthalate Ban Defeated But Cosmetic Ingredient Bill Clears Cmte.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
One of two bills introduced by California legislators seeking to regulate cosmetic ingredients has survived a first round of committee hearings. The California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005 cleared the Senate Health Committee (6-4) April 20, while The Phthalates Free Cosmetics Act was defeated a day earlier during an Assembly Health Committee meeting
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