Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “No Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics Act”.
No Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics Act
A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem any sunscreen or cosmetic containing parabens to be adulterated.
Sec. 2 Adulterated sunscreen and cosmetics containing parabens
Sunscreen containing parabens— Section 501 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351) is amended by inserting after paragraph (j) the following:
“(k) If it is a drug that—
“(1) contains 1 or more active ingredients intended for application to the skin of humans for purposes of absorbing, reflecting, or scattering ultraviolet radiation; and
“(2) bears or contains parabens, including esters of parahydroxybenzoic acid, which include methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben, isopropylparaben, isobutylparaben, benzylparaben, phenylparaben, and pentylparaben.”
Cosmetics containing parabens— Section 601 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 361) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(h) If it bears or contains parabens, including esters of parahydroxybenzoic acid, which include methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben, isopropylparaben, isobutylparaben, benzylparaben, phenylparaben, and pentylparaben.”
Applicability— The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only with respect to drugs and cosmetics introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce on or after the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.