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Toxic-Free Beauty Act of 2021

H.R. 5537 · 117th Congress · Oct 8, 2021 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban certain substances in cosmetic products, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Toxic-Free Beauty Act of 2021”.

Sec. 2 Ban on certain substances in cosmetic products

Section 601 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 361) is amended—
(a)
by inserting after subsection (e) the following:

“(f) If it bears or contains a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance that is man-made and has at least 1 fully-fluorinated carbon atom, dibutyl phthalate, diethylhexyl phthalate, formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde, methylene glycol, quaternium-15, mercury, isobutylparaben, isopropylparaben, m-Phenylenediamine (including the salts of such substance), and o-Phenylenediamine (including the salts of such substance).”

(b)
Effective date— Section 601(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection (a), takes effect beginning on January 1, 2025.