On 2/22/25 the Maine Legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee held a public hearing on LD317 An Act to Enact the Safe Cosmetics Act (pdf) See bill summary and written testimony below the audio links)
Introduction by Representative Sophie Warren 8min50sec
SUPPORTERS
Andy Hackman Personal Care Council & QA 7min32sec
OPPOSED
MDEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim_qa_8min22sec_.mp3
BILL SUMMARY
This bill enacts the Safe Cosmetics Act, which prohibits, beginning January 1, 2027, the distribution, sale or offering for sale in this State of cosmetic products containing certain intentionally added ingredients, including, but not limited to, lead, mercury or formaldehyde.
A person distributing, selling or offering for sale a cosmetic product does not violate the Act if the cosmetic product contains only a technically unavoidable trace quantity of a prohibited ingredient due to impurities from a natural or synthetic ingredient used in the manufacture of the cosmetic product, from the manufacturing process or from storage of the cosmetic product or due to migration of the ingredient from the packaging of the cosmetic product.
When a retailer purchases cosmetic products from a manufacturer and it is later determined that those cosmetic products contain ingredients that prohibit the retailer from distributing, selling or offering the product for sale pursuant to the Act, the retailer is entitled to a full refund from the manufacturer with respect to the product, including shipping and other related costs.
Written testimony on LD 317. Click on their names for their testimony
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