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Senate passes "Beauty Justice" bill to restrict toxic chemicals in personal-care products
Summary
The New York State Senate passed legislation sponsored by Senator Julia Salazar and Senator Liz Krueger (floor remarks by Senator Web b) to require a state list of restricted chemicals in personal care and cosmetics and tasks regulators with limiting products containing known harmful substances; vote was 53-6.
The New York State Senate passed legislation on June 11, 2025, commonly referred to on the floor as the "Beauty Justice Act," a bill sponsored in the Senate by Senator Julia Salazar (introduced in this session as senate print 20 57 a) to limit toxic chemicals in personal care products and cosmetics.
Senator Julia Salazar and Senator Julia Webb (sponsor on the floor) framed the bill as a public-health effort to protect vulnerable groups from repeated exposure to toxic ingredients. "Dangerous chemicals are in personal care products that we use every day," Webb said on the floor, citing formaldehyde, parabens and PFAS among chemicals she said are linked to cancer and…
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