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Committee advances Safer Soap Act (AB 916) to ban three antibacterial ingredients in consumer washes
Summary
Assemblymember Lee introduced AB 916, which would ban three specified antimicrobial ingredients in consumer hand soaps and body washes; after testimony from public‑health groups and industry, the committee advanced the bill to the Committee on Health.
Assemblymember Lee presented AB 916, the Safer Soap Act, which would prohibit the sale of consumer hand soaps and body washes containing three specified antimicrobial ingredients: benzalkonium chloride (BAC), benzethonium chloride (BZT) and chloroxylenol (PCMX). The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee voted to forward the bill to the Committee on Health.
Lee argued that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration deferred formal rulemaking on the three ingredients after banning other antimicrobials in 2016, and that subsequent industry submissions did not provide conclusive safety and efficacy evidence.…
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