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| Title | Policy Statement: Interim Policy on Lead in Cosmetics |
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Policy Statement: Interim Policy on Lead in Cosmetics (Number of pages: 6) (Publication Size: 238KB)
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| Author(s) | Washington State Department of Ecology | ||||||
| Description | The Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act restricts the manufacture, distribution, and sale of cosmetic products containing nine chemicals and chemical classes, including lead and lead compounds. Effective January 1, 2025, cosmetic products must not include intentionally added lead or lead impurities over 1 part per million (ppm). Ecology issued this interim policy to provide compliance guidance to manufacturers. This interim policy gives: • Manufacturers more time to comply with the lead impurities restriction. • Ecology more time to collect information. • Manufacturers alternative paths to compliance for cosmetic products that are unable to achieve lead concentrations below 1 ppm. Ecology also started a rulemaking to identify a feasible approach to regulating lead in cosmetic products, including potentially adopting a different limit on lead impurities. The August 31, 2026, revision of this policy includes minor editorial changes for clarity and the following substantive changes: 1. Removes the expiration date of December 31, 2026, from the “Policy effective dates” section. The policy will remain in effect until a rule is adopted or the policy is rescinded. 2. Adds eligibility requirements under the section “‘Additional requirements for option 2.” |
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| NOTES | Revision History: December 2024 - Original publication date. January 2025 - Revised with minor changes. August 2026 (current) - Revised with minor and substantive revisions. If you would like to read older versions of this policy, please email HWTRPubs@ecy.wa.gov or call 360-407-6700. | ||||||
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| Contact | HWTR Publications Coordinator at 360-407-6700 or hwtrpubs@ecy.wa.gov | ||||||
| Keywords | policy, interim policy, manufacturers, toxics, product, business, toxic, lead, businesses, cosmetics, manufacturing, TFCA, Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, cosmetic products, sellers, distributor, distributors | ||||||
| WEB PAGE | Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act (TFCA) | ||||||
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