California Bill Seeks Ingredients Labels on Cleaning Products

California lawmakers are weighing first-time legislation to require the disclosure of chemical ingredients in cleaning products.

The Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017 cleared the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality March 29 on a 5-2 vote. The bill, S.B. 258 and authored by California State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D), now heads to the Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

If enacted, cleaning product labels would have to include ingredients and health impact information, beginning Jan. 1, 2018. Manufacturers would have to provide more detailed information about the products on their websites. Employers also would have to ...