New York A 6908: Relates to labelling of synthetic hair products that contain a carcinogen or a reproductive toxicant

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A06908 Summary:

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SAME ASNo Same As

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Add §391-x, Gen Bus L

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Requires any synthetic hair product being offered for sale in the state that contains a carcinogen or a reproductive toxicant to provide a warning label displayed on the packaging or product itself that notifies the consumer at the time of the sale that the synthetic hair product contains such chemicals.

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BILL NOA06908 

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03/18/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6908

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to labelling of
 synthetic hair products that contain a carcinogen or a reproductive
 toxicant

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 391-x to read as follows:
 3 § 391-x. Synthetic hair product labeling. 1. For purposes of this
 4 section:
 5 a. "Synthetic hair product" or "product" means a product produced
 6 through the synthesis of artificial materials such as polyester, nylon,
 7 acrylic, or cellulose to create fibers that undergo various chemical
 8 processes to resemble human hair;
 9 b. "Manufacturer" shall mean a person, firm, association, partnership
 10 or corporation who manufactures the final synthetic hair product or
 11 whose brand name is affixed to the product. In the case of a product
 12 that was imported into the United States, "manufacturer" includes the
 13 importer or first domestic distributor of the product if the entity who
 14 currently manufactures or assembles the product or whose brand name is
 15 affixed to the product does not have a presence in the United States;
 16 c. "Chemical" shall mean a substance with a distinct molecular compo-
 17 sition or a group of structurally related substances and includes the
 18 breakdown products of the substance or substances that form through
 19 decomposition, degradation or metabolism;
 20 d. "Carcinogen" shall mean any chemical identified as:
 21 (i) a "Group 1 carcinogen" or "Group 2A carcinogen" by the World
 22 Health Organization or International Agency for Research on Cancer;
 23 (ii) "known to be a human carcinogen" and "reasonably anticipated to
 24 be a human carcinogen" by the Secretary of the United States Department

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10905-01-5

 A. 6908 2

 1 of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Public Health Service Act,
 2 42 United States Code, Section 241(b)(4), as amended; and
 3 (iii) "Group A carcinogens" or "Group B carcinogens" by the United
 4 States Environmental Protection Agency; and
 5 e. "Reproductive toxicant" is any chemical identified as a reproduc-
 6 tive or a developmental toxicant by the United States Department of
 7 Health and Human Services, National Toxicology Program, Center for the
 8 Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction.
 9 2. Any synthetic hair product being offered for sale in the state of
 10 New York that contains a carcinogen or a reproductive toxicant shall
 11 provide a clear and conspicuous warning label displayed on the packaging
 12 or product itself, which shall be printed in type no less than size
 13 twelve-point font, that notifies the consumer at the time of the sale
 14 that such synthetic hair product contains such chemicals. The warning
 15 label shall state:
 16 (i) if a product contains a carcinogen: "This product contains a chem-
 17 ical known to cause cancer";
 18 (ii) if a synthetic hair product contains a reproductive toxicant:
 19 "This product contains a chemical known to cause birth defects or other
 20 reproductive harm"; or
 21 (iii) if a synthetic hair product contains both a ca