The Nation’s First Menstrual Products Disclosure Law Goes into Effect in New York
Companies selling tampons, pads, menstrual cups or period underwear in New York State are now required to disclose all intentionally added ingredients on product labels.
In 2019, New York became the first state in the nation to require period product makers to disclose ingredients by passing A.164-A/S.2387, introduced by Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) and Senator Roxanne J. Persaud (D-District 19). The law went into effect this October. There is no federal requirement to disclose, and without requirements, regulations or clear standards, only a few companies were voluntarily providing limited ingredient information. While passed in New York, this law sets a new precedent for period product ingredient disclosure.
State fines maker of ‘Brazilian Blowout’ product.
California ordered a hair products company Monday to pay $600,000 in penalties for selling a popular concoction that releases toxic formaldehyde gas while smoothing out those pesky curls.
Actions Against Brazilian Blowout – Timeline
Timeline of actions taken against hair straighteners containing formaldehyde
Timeline of actions taken again Brazilian Blowout – FDA
FDA need to take action to protect salon workers and consumers from formaldehyde in hair straighteners
Brazilian Blowout
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Fight over Brazilian Blowout hair treatment heats up.
The fight over whether a popular hair-smoothing salon treatment contains hazardous levels of a cancer-causing chemical is heating up.
Brazilian Blowout maker settles with state over formaldehyde claims.
GIB, which had advertised its hair-straightening treatments as 'formaldehyde free,' will have to warn hairstylists that two of its products can expose users to formaldehyde gas.
Maker of Brazilian Blowout hair products agrees to settle California lawsuit with labeling changes.
The maker of a popular line of hair-straightening products has agreed to alert consumers that two of its formulations emit formaldehyde gas, a possible carcinogen, California’s attorney general announced Monday.
The Data Chasm in Cosmetics Safety: Brazilian Blowout and beyond
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