25 Sep 2023 --- California’s (US) legislature has passed a bill banning the sale of cosmetic products that contain 26 toxic chemicals known to affect human health. The bill has been advanced to Governor Gavin Newsom, who is expected to sign it into law. The Assembly Bill (A.B.) 496, passed earlier this month, would ban hazardous substances such as some borate compounds, lily aldehyde, cyclotetrasiloxane, trichloroacetic acid, styrene and certain colors.
