California Becomes First State to Ban 24 Toxic Chemicals From Cosmetics

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By Olivia RosaneOct 1, 2020, 2:31 pm263 pts
California became the first state in the nation to ban two dozen toxic chemicals from cosmetics Wednesday when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to that effect into law. The Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, or Assembly Bill 2762, targets 24 toxic chemicals including mercury and formaldehyde that have been linked to…

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