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Bill would require truthful 'reef-safe' sunscreen labeling, student sponsors praised
Summary
AB 17-44 would require products marketed as 'reef safe' or 'reef friendly' to be free of specific chemicals that harm marine ecosystems; the author said the measure clarifies labeling rather than banning chemicals and had no opposition in committee.
Assemblymember Addis presented AB 17-44, the CLEAR Labels Act, a transparency measure aimed at sunscreen labeling. "If products are marketed as reef safe or reef friendly, that it does not contain these chemicals," Addis said, framing the bill as a consumer-protection transparency effort rather than a ban.
The author said the bill responds to scientific findings that certain sunscreen chemicals harm coral and marine life and that consumers want accurate claims on packaging. Committee members praised student sponsors for their engagement; the bill drew no opposition in the hearing and was ordered to appropriations.
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