Consumer Confidential: Cosmetics industry crushes bill that would have made makeup and hair products safer
by David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times
Apr 10, 2019
4 minutes
The $70 billion cosmetics industry prevailed over California consumers Tuesday afternoon, succeeding in shelving a bill that would ban potentially toxic ingredients from makeup, hair products and other personal-care goods.
The state Assembly's Environment, Safety and Toxic Materials Committee put off a scheduled vote on the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act (AB 495) as it became clear to supporters they didn't have enough votes to move the bill to the Assembly Health Committee, which was to take up the legislation on April 23.
The Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act now likely won't resurface until next year.
Industry groups fiercely opposed the
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