[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5238 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5238

   To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that 
 fragrances containing known toxic substances or allergens be labeled 
                              accordingly.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2000

Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that 
 fragrances containing known toxic substances or allergens be labeled 
                              accordingly.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Notification and Information 
for Fragrances Act''.

SEC. 2. LABELING OF FRAGRANCES WITH RESPECT TO KNOWN TOXIC SUBSTANCES 
              OR ALLERGENS.

    Section 602 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
362) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) If it is a fragrance that contains a known toxic substance, 
unless it bears labeling stating that fact and the common or usual name 
of such substance.
    ``(h) If it is a fragrance that contains a known allergen, unless 
it bears labeling stating that fact and the common or usual name of 
such allergen, or the name specified in any definition and standard of 
identity for the allergen under section 401, as applicable.''.
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