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Committee hears AB 60 to restrict synthetic nitro musks in cosmetics; environmental and public-health groups urge adoption
Summary
AB 60 (Papan) would restrict five synthetic nitro musks in personal care products and align California with the EU; supporters cited endocrine-disrupting health risks and environmental persistence, while committee members asked about implementation timelines.
Assemblymember Papan presented AB 60, the "Musk Reduction Act," to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee. The bill would heavily restrict five synthetic nitro musks used as fragrance ingredients in personal care products and some cleaning products beginning in the year set by the bill's operative date; the author and witnesses said the bill mirrors restrictions adopted by the European Union and other jurisdictions.
Supporters included Susan Little, California legislative director for Environmental…
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