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Committee advances bill to require manufacturers disclose contaminants in disposable menstrual products
Summary
The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee voted to advance SB 754, which would require manufacturers of disposable menstrual products to test for and report concentrations of certain potentially harmful contaminants to the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).
The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee voted to advance SB 754, which would require manufacturers of disposable menstrual products to test for and report concentrations of certain potentially harmful contaminants to the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).
Senator Maria Elena Durazo, the bill's author, told the committee the measure would close a transparency gap: current law requires disclosure of intentionally added ingredients but not unintended contaminants that may appear as manufacturing byproducts. Durazo said peer‑reviewed research found toxic metals in every tampon tested and emphasized the greater absorption risk presented by vaginal tissue.
The bill would…
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