AB 1901: Children’s diapers: intentionally added ingredients: disclosure.

Existing law prohibits juvenile products, textile articles, and food packaging that contain specified levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from being distributed, sold, or offered for sale in the state, as provided. Existing law establishes the Toxic Substances Control Account in the General Fund to be administered by the Director of Toxic Substances Control.

This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2029, the manufacturer of children’s diapers sold, distributed, or manufactured in the state to display on a dedicated web page on the manufacturer’s internet website, and would authorize display on the product details page where the children’s diapers are sold, a list of all of the children’s diaper’s intentionally added ingredients, as defined, in order of chemical or raw material weight, including the chemical or raw material name, the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) number, and all specific functions or purposes for use in the children’s diapers. The bill would require, on or before January 1, 2029, all children’s diapers distributed or manufactured in the state, and, on or before July 1, 2029, all children’s diapers sold in the state, to include on the outermost package an internet website address for a dedicated web page on the manufacturer’s internet website that provides all of that information and a list of all of the intentionally added ingredients in order of chemical or raw material weight in the children’s diapers. The bill would authorize the Department of Toxic Substances Control to enforce these requirements. The bill would require a person who violates these requirements to be liable for an administrative penalty not to exceed $5,000 for the first violation and not to exceed $10,000 for each subsequent violation, as provided. The bill would authorize the department to adopt regulations to implement, enforce, interpret, or make specific these requirements. The bill would authorize, upon appropriation by the Legislature, funds in the Toxic Substances Control Account to be used by the department to implement these requirements. The bill would require penalties collected to be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account. The bill would prohibit the sale, distribution, or manufacture of children’s diapers in the state that do not comply with these requirements. The bill would make these provisions severable.