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New York Bill A.619 - Sale of Cosmetic Products Containing Trace Amounts of Mercury

Responsible Entity
New York State Assembly
Country
State/Province
New York
Effective Date

Provides that no person shall sell or offer for sale any cosmetic product or personal care product containing mercury, other than in trace amounts allowed by the food and drug administration as unavoidable under conditions of good manufacturing practice or necessary for use as a preservative in the absence of an effective and safe nonmercurial preservative substitute.

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