Cosmetic Hazardous Ingredient Right to Know

Summary#

This bill requires companies that sell cosmetics to tell the public what ingredients are in each product. It requires brand owners to post a full ingredient list, including each fragrance and flavor ingredient, on their websites in a machine-readable and accessible format starting 1 year after the bill becomes law. Two years after enactment, product packaging must also show a full ingredient list in descending order of predominance. If a product contains certain listed hazardous chemicals, the package must include a short statement directing people to the brand owner’s website for health information.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must create and post a master list of hazardous chemicals drawn from many named federal, state, and international lists within 6 months of enactment. The FDA must update that master list as needed, notify subscribers within 30 days of changes, and publish semiannual summaries of updates. Brand owners must update their website disclosures within 7 months after an update to any of the specified lists is officially noticed.

The bill defines terms such as brand owner, electronically readable format (including web accessibility requirements), fragrance ingredient, flavor ingredient, ingredient, and professional use. It also treats a cosmetic as misbranded if its packaging or brand website fails to disclose fragrance or flavor ingredients or fails to link to the lists required under the bill. The bill preserves state authority to require greater transparency or other ingredient rules in certain cases.

What it means for you#

  • Consumers and professional users: You would be able to find a full ingredient list for cosmetics on the brand owner’s website and, later, on product labels. The website disclosures must be machine-readable and accessible, and professional-use products must link to safety data sheets.
  • Brand owners (companies): You must post full ingredient lists, including fragrance and flavor components, in an electronically readable format on your website within 1 year, provide those disclosures to internet vendors, and change product labels to show full ingredient lists within 2 years. You must update website disclosures within 7 months after listed chemicals change.
  • FDA: Must publish a master list of hazardous chemicals within 6 months, keep it updated, notify subscribers of updates, and post semiannual summaries.

Expenses#

No publicly available information on estimated federal costs, budgetary effects, or required funding appears in the bill text. The bill text does not include cost estimates for agencies or private entities.

Proponents' View#

The bill’s text and title state its purpose: to increase transparency about cosmetic ingredients by requiring full ingredient listings on websites and labels, providing links to safety data for professional products, and creating a public master list of hazardous chemicals.

Opponents' View#

No publicly available information about opposition viewpoints or objections appears in the provided bill text or metadata.