Cosmetics and personal care

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• Must not contain Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP)

  “(1) Dibutyl phthalate (CAS no. 84-74-2).”

• Must not contain Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)

  “(2) Diethylhexyl phthalate (CAS no. 117-81-7).”

• Must not contain Formaldehyde

  “(3) Formaldehyde (CAS no. 50-00-0).”

• Must not contain Paraformaldehyde

  “(4) Paraformaldehyde (CAS no. 30525-89-4).”

• Must not contain Methanediol; methylene glycol

  “(5) Methylene glycol (CAS no. 463-57-0).”

• Must not contain Cis-1-(3-chloroallyl)-3,5,7- triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride (cis-CTAC)

  “(6) Quaternium-15 (CAS no. 51229-78-8).”

• Must not contain Mercury

  “(7) Mercury (CAS no. 7439-97-6).”

• Must not contain Isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (INCI: Isobutylparaben)

  “(8) Isobutylparaben (CAS no. 4247-02-3).”

• Must not contain Isopropyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (INCI: Isopropylparaben) Sodium salt or Salts of Isopropylparaben

  “(9) Isopropylparaben (CAS no. 4191-73-5).”

• Must not contain m-Phenylenediamine and its salts

  “(10)m-Phenylenediamine and its salts (CAS no. 108-45-2).”

• Must not contain o-Phenylenediamine and its salts

  “(11)o-Phenylenediamine and its salts (CAS no. 95-54-5).”

• Must not contain Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)

  “(A)Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); heptadecafluorooctane-1-sulfonic acid (CAS no. 1763-23-1).”

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• Notify California Department of Public Health (CSCP division) if Designated chemicals in cosmetics (California definition) is present

  “Commencing January 1, 2022, a manufacturer of a cosmetic product sold in the state shall disclose all of the following information to the Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control within the State Department of Public Health: …”

• Notify California Department of Public Health (CSCP division) if Reportable chemicals in cosmetics (California definition) is present

  “The manufacturer of any cosmetic product subject to regulation by the federal Food and Drug Administration that is sold in this state shall, on a schedule and in electronic or other format, as determined by the division, provide the division with a complete and accurate list of its cosmetic products …”

• Notify California Department of Public Health (CSCP division) if Fragrance allergens to disclose (California definition) is present

  Only if Rinse-off product: No

  “or in a leave-on cosmetic product at a concentration at or above 0.001 percent (10 parts per million)”

• Notify California Department of Public Health (CSCP division) if Fragrance allergens to disclose (California definition) is present

  Only if Rinse-off product: Yes

  “present in a rinse-off cosmetic product at a concentration at or above 0.01 percent (100 parts per million)”

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• The product, and any flame-retarded part of it, contains no more than 0.1 percent pentaBDE or octaBDE

  “On and after June 1, 2006, a person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product, or a flame-retarded part of a product, containing more than one-tenth of 1 percent of pentaBDE or octaBDE, except for products containing small quantities of PBDEs that are produced or used for scientific research on the health or environmental effects of PBDEs.”

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• The product's package and packaging components (inks, labels, adhesives, coatings) have no intentionally added lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium, and the four together are at most 100 ppm

  Only if you offer the product in California in a package (25214.13(b): "a product in a package"); a product sold with no packaging has nothing to comply

  “Except as provided in Section 25214.14, on and after January 1, 2006, a person may not offer for sale or for promotional purposes in this state a product in a package that includes a regulated metal, in the package itself, or in a packaging component, if the regulated metal has been intentionally introduced into the package or packaging component during manufacturing or distribution.”

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• Notify Authorized agent of the business to which the product is sold or transferred, or of the retail seller (legal agent for service of process if none designated): manufacturer/supplier alternative to labelling: written notice to the buyer's or retail seller's authorized agent (25600.2(b)-(c))

  Only if your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical

  “by providing a written notice directly to the authorized agent for the business to which they are selling or transferring the product or to the authorized agent for a retail seller, so long as the business to which they are providing the notice is subject to Section 25249.6 of the Act.”

• Notify Authorized agent of the business to which the product is sold or transferred, or of the retail seller: annual renewal of the 25600.2(b) written notice while the product is sold in California

  Only if your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical

  “(4) Be renewed annually during the period in which the product is sold in California by a retail seller.”

• Disclose: warning must name at least one listed chemical per endpoint

  Only if your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical

  “a warning meets the requirements of this subarticle if the name of one or more of the listed chemicals in the consumer product or affected area for which the warning is being provided is included in the text of the warning.”

• Label: consumer product warning prominence and conspicuousness

  Only if your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical

  “consumer product exposure warnings must be prominently displayed on a label, labeling, or sign, and must be displayed with such conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements, …”

• Disclose: non-label methods for consumer product warnings at the point of sale

  Only if your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical

  “(1) A product-specific warning provided on a posted sign, shelf tag, or shelf sign, for the consumer product at each point of display of the product. (2) A product-specific warning provided via any electronic device or process that automatically provides the warning to the purchaser prior to or during the purchase of the consumer product, without requiring the purchaser to seek out the warning.”

• Label: consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list

  Only if your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical

  “A short-form warning on the label that complies with the content requirements in Section 25603(b) and is provided on a product in a type size that complies with Section 25601(c). In no case shall the warning appear in a type size smaller than 6-point type.”

• Disclose: consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list

  Only if your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical

  (A) a warning on the product display page, or (B) a clearly marked hyperlink using the word “WARNING” or the words “CA WARNING” or “CALIFORNIA WARNING” on the product display page that links to the warning, or (C) an otherwise prominently displayed warning provided to the purchaser prior to completing the purchase.

• Disclose: catalog purchase warnings (25602(c))

  Only if your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical

  “(c) For catalog purchases, a warning that complies with the content requirements of Section 25603(a) must also be provided in the catalog in a manner that clearly associates it with the item being purchased. If a short-form warning is being provided on the label pursuant to Section 25602(a)(4), the warning provided in the catalog may use the same content.”

• Label: warning in the same non-English language as other consumer information

  Only if your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical

  “(d) Where a sign, labeling, or label, as defined in Section 25600.1, is used to provide a warning that includes consumer information about a product in a language other than English, the warning must also be provided in that language in addition to English.”

• Label: safe-harbor warning symbol (full-form and short-form)

  Only if your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical

  “A symbol consisting of a black exclamation point in a yellow equilateral triangle with a bold black outline.”

• Label: safe-harbor signal word

  Only if your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical

  The word “WARNING:” or the words “CA WARNING:” or “CALIFORNIA WARNING:” in all capital letters and bold print, and: …

• Warning: Consumer product safe-harbor full-form warning content, cancer

  Only if your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical

  For exposures to listed carcinogens, the words, “This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.”

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This is a list of 968 chemicals, one rule each. None is a substance in your answers, so it is one entry here. One row follows as an example; declare a substance to see its row first.

• Warn if 1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-(4-methylcyclohexyl)-1-nitrosourea (Methyl-CCNU) is present

  Only if your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical

  Chemical

  1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-(4-methylcyclohexyl)-1-nitrosourea (Methyl-CCNU)

  Type of toxicity

  cancer

  Listed by

  the State's Qualified Experts (SQE)

  CAS No.

  13909-09-6

  Date listed

  1 Oct 1988

  Prop 65 list row: 1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-(4-methylcyclohexyl)-1-nitrosourea (Methyl-CCNU) · In force since 1 Oct 1989 · fetched 2026-10-08

  California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)
• 967 more rows in this list.

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• Label: label name and place of business of manufacturer, packer or distributor

  “If in package form unless it bears a label containing (1) the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; …”

• Label: label accurate statement of quantity of contents

  “(2) an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count; …”

• Required label information must be prominently placed and conspicuous

  “If any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of this chapter to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness …”

• Notify FDA (Secretary of HHS): serious adverse event reports to FDA

  Only if Makes a drug claim (for example sunscreen or anti-dandruff): No

  “The responsible person shall submit to the Secretary a serious adverse event report accompanied by a copy of the label on or within the retail packaging of such cosmetic product no later than 15 business days after the report is received by the responsible person.”

• Hold a declaration: records of each adverse event report received, retained for 6 years (3 years for small businesses not manufacturing or processing)

  Only if Makes a drug claim (for example sunscreen or anti-dandruff): No

  “The responsible person shall maintain records related to each report of an adverse event associated with the use, in the United States, of a cosmetic product manufactured or distributed by such person received by such person, for a period of 6 years …”

• Register each cosmetics facility with FDA (MoCRA)

  Only if Makes a drug claim (for example sunscreen or anti-dandruff): No and Average annual US cosmetic sales (USD): 1000000 or more

  “Every person that, on December 29, 2022, owns or operates a facility that engages in the manufacturing or processing of a cosmetic product for distribution in the United States shall register each facility with the Secretary not later than 1 year after December 29, 2022.”

• List each cosmetic product with FDA (MoCRA)

  Only if Makes a drug claim (for example sunscreen or anti-dandruff): No and Average annual US cosmetic sales (USD): 1000000 or more

  “For each cosmetic product, the responsible person shall submit to the Secretary a cosmetic product listing, or ensure that such submission is made …”

• Hold a declaration: records supporting adequate substantiation of the safety of the cosmetic product (tests, studies, research, analyses or other evidence sufficient to support a reasonable certainty that the product is safe)

  Only if Makes a drug claim (for example sunscreen or anti-dandruff): No

  “A responsible person for a cosmetic product shall ensure, and maintain records supporting, that there is adequate substantiation of safety of such cosmetic product.”

• Cosmetic must not bear or contain a poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to users

  Only if Makes a drug claim (for example sunscreen or anti-dandruff): No

  “A cosmetic shall be deemed to be adulterated— (a) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to users …”

• Cosmetic labeling must not be false or misleading

  Only if Makes a drug claim (for example sunscreen or anti-dandruff): No

  “A cosmetic shall be deemed to be misbranded— (a) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.”

• Label: label domestic address, phone number or electronic contact for adverse event reports

  Only if Makes a drug claim (for example sunscreen or anti-dandruff): No

  “Each cosmetic product shall bear a label that includes a domestic address, domestic phone number, or electronic contact information, which may include a website, through which the responsible person can receive adverse event reports with respect to such cosmetic product.”

• Label: professional use only cosmetic label statement

  Only if For professional use only: Yes and Makes a drug claim (for example sunscreen or anti-dandruff): No

  “A cosmetic product introduced into interstate commerce and intended to be used only by a professional shall bear a label that— (A) contains a clear and prominent statement that the product shall be administered or used only by licensed professionals; …”

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• Must not contain Bithionol (INN)

  “any cosmetic containing bithionol is deemed to be adulterated under section 601(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.”

• Keep mercury within 1 ppm

  “It is a cosmetic containing no more than a trace amount of mercury and such trace amount is unavoidable under conditions of good manufacturing practice and is less than 1 part per million (0.0001 percent), calculated as the metal …”

• Must not contain Halogenated salicylanilides (United States (federal) definition)

  “any cosmetic product that contains such a halogenated salicylanilide as an ingredient at any level for any purpose is deemed to be adulterated under section 601(a)”

• Must not contain Chloroform

  “Any cosmetic product containing chloroform as an ingredient is adulterated and is subject to regulatory action …”

• Must not contain Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)

  “Any cosmetic product that contains methylene chloride as an ingredient is deemed adulterated and is subject to regulatory action …”

• Must not contain Prohibited cattle materials (specified risk materials, small intestine except as provided, material from non-ambulatory disabled cattle, uninspected cattle, mechanically separated beef)

  “No cosmetic shall be manufactured from, processed with, or otherwise contain, prohibited cattle materials.”

• Warning statement whenever necessary to prevent a health hazard

  “The label of a cosmetic product shall bear a warning statement whenever necessary or appropriate to prevent a health hazard that may be associated with the product.”

• Must not contain Vinyl chloride

  Only if Sold in a pressurised aerosol can: Yes

  “any cosmetic aerosol product containing vinyl chloride as an ingredient is deemed to be adulterated under section 601(a)”

• Must not contain Zirconium and zirconium-containing complexes

  Only if Sold in a pressurised aerosol can: Yes

  “Any aerosol cosmetic product containing zirconium is deemed to be adulterated …”

• Must not contain Chlorofluorocarbons

  Only if Sold in a pressurised aerosol can: Yes

  “The use of chlorofluorocarbons in cosmetics as propellants in self-pressurized containers is prohibited as provided in § 2.125 of this chapter.”

• Hold a declaration: records sufficient to demonstrate the cosmetic is not manufactured from, processed with, or does not contain, prohibited cattle materials, kept 2 years

  Only if Made with or contains cattle-derived material: Yes

  “Manufacturers and processors of a cosmetic that is manufactured from, processed with, or otherwise contains, material from cattle must establish and maintain records sufficient to demonstrate that the cosmetic is not manufactured from, processed with, or does not otherwise contain, prohibited cattle materials.”

• Label: use of the term 'sunscreen' in cosmetic labeling must be qualified by the cosmetic benefit

  Only if Makes a drug claim (for example sunscreen or anti-dandruff): No and Uses the term 'sunscreen' on a cosmetic: Yes

  The qualifying information required under paragraph (a) of this section shall appear prominently and conspicuously at least once in the labeling in conjunction with the term “sunscreen” …

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• Every product sold on TikTok Shop in the United States.

  “Products are regularly reviewed and audited to confirm compliance with applicable regulatory and industry safety standards …”

• Hold a declaration: certificate or declaration of compliance or conformity showing the product meets the legal, regulatory or recognized standard requirements of the U.S. market, with product name, company, issuer, signature or stamp, dates and the applicable law or standard.

  Only if TikTok Shop takes a safety enforcement action on the product or asks for proof of its safety

  “Product Certificates of Compliance or Conformity: A certificate or declaration showing that the product complies with applicable legal, regulatory, or recognized standard requirements for the market where it is sold …”

• Test: test report from an accredited laboratory confirming the product passed required testing against recognized safety standards (such as UL, IEC or equivalent), showing product name, tests, results, date of issuance and the laboratory stamp or signature.

  Only if TikTok Shop takes a safety enforcement action on the product or asks for proof of its safety

  “A test report issued by an accredited laboratory confirming that the product passed required testing against recognized safety standards, such as UL, IEC, or equivalent standards, where applicable.”

• Hold a declaration: requested product information and documents, obtained from the manufacturer, supplier or importer if needed, and a description of how a safety issue was addressed.

  Only if TikTok Shop requests product information

  “Sellers must respond promptly to requests for product information. This may require contacting the manufacturer, supplier, or importer to obtain documents.”

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• Label: every product listed on Walmart Marketplace

  “All product labels, information and images in a Walmart.com listing must be in English and must not contain any conflicting information.”

• Not allowed: products whose materials, components or ingredients are produced with forced labor

  Only if any of its materials, components or ingredients is produced through the use of forced labor

  “Products whose materials, components and ingredients are produced through the use of forced labor.”

• Not allowed: products whose components or ingredients come from, are processed in or pass through Iran, Cuba, North Korea, or the Luhansk, Donetsk or Crimea regions of Ukraine, or are sourced from sanctioned parties

  Only if a component or ingredient is grown, produced, manufactured, extracted or processed in, sourced from or transported through a listed territory

  “Products whose components or ingredients are grown, produced, manufactured, extracted or processed in; sourced from; or transported through any of these territories: …”

• Label: products listed on Walmart Marketplace

  Only if NIST Handbook 130's Uniform E-commerce Regulation applies to the listing

  “Where applicable, the information must follow the regulations set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in NIST Handbook 130 – Current Edition, IV. Uniform Regulations, G. Uniform E- commerce Regulation.”

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• Not allowed: products recalled voluntarily by the manufacturer or by order of a government agency such as the FDA or CPSC; affected listings must be removed and shipments stopped

  Only if the product has been recalled

  “Sellers must not list or sell products that have been recalled.”

• Notify TikTok Shop (Account Manager or Seller Center ticket): products sold on TikTok Shop by their brand owner or manufacturer

  Only if you are the brand owner or manufacturer and a recall occurs

  “If you’re a brand owner or manufacturer, notify your Account Manager or submit a Seller Center ticket when a recall occurs …”

• Hold a declaration: letter of Compliance from the manufacturer named in the recall announcement, on official letterhead, signed, in PDF or Word, explaining the reason for the recall and why new inventory is safe, with product ID, name and description; needed to reinstate a recalled product.

  Only if the product was recalled and you ask TikTok Shop to reinstate it

  “Submit a Letter of Compliance to your Account Manager or through the appeals process.”

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• Notify Walmart.com: products listed on Walmart Marketplace that become subject to a recall

  Only if a product you list is recalled

  “you’re obligated to notify Walmart.com of all product recalls within 24 hours of becoming aware of the recall …”

• Not allowed: products subject to a mandatory or voluntary recall or market withdrawal; products named in a warning letter, safety alert or regulatory press release may also be prohibited

  Only if the product has been recalled

  “Products that have been recalled are prohibited from sale on Walmart Marketplace.”

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• Every product claim in a Walmart Marketplace listing.

  “Walmart Marketplace requires all product listings only contain truthful claims that are subject to necessary jurisdictional restrictions or prohibition.”

• Not allowed: consumer products or product packaging claiming to be biodegradable, degradable, compostable or decomposable (any form of these terms)

  Only if the listing claims “biodegradable”, “degradable”, “compostable” or “decomposable”

  Consumer products that make environmental product claims such as "biodegradable" or "compostable" are restricted from being sold on Walmart Marketplace, where applicable in accordance with federal, state and local laws.

• Must not contain PFAS (the marketplace page's definition)

  Only if it contains PFAS

  Products containing chemicals including but not limited to PFAS, PFOS, PTFE, PFOA and other commonly called “forever chemicals” are restricted on the Marketplace.

• Not allowed: items claiming Made in the USA (including Made in America, Grown in the USA, Manufactured in USA, Assembled in America, Built in America) that were substantially transformed outside the U.S., or whose listing shows a conflicting country of origin

  Only if the listing claims “Made in USA”

  “Any item claiming to be Made in the USA that had substantial transformation occur outside of the U.S.”

• Items claiming Made in the USA

  Only if the listing claims “Made in USA”

  “Walmart requires any Made in the USA product claim to be consistent across images, product packaging and item attributes.”

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• Not allowed: products that cannot lawfully be imported, including products sourced from or made in sanctioned territories.

  Only if the product cannot be lawfully imported into the customer's country, or is sourced from or made in a territory under economic or trade sanctions

  “Products that cannot be lawfully imported into the customer's country, including products sourced from or manufactured in territories subject to economic or trade sanctions …”

• Must not contain Cyanide

  Only if it contains cyanide

  “Any products containing cyanide …”

• Must not contain Mercury

  Only if it contains mercury

  “Any products containing mercury …”

• Listings that claim or imply the product diagnoses, cures, mitigates, treats or prevents a disease or medical condition

  Only if the listing claims “disease treatment” or “drug like”

  “A product may be treated as a drug or medical device when its listing claims or implies that it diagnoses, cures, mitigates, treats, or prevents a disease or medical condition …”

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• Not allowed: products subject to a recall, market withdrawal or stop sale by the manufacturer, another recalling firm or a regulator (CPSC, NHTSA, FDA, USDA-FSIS, EPA); offering them may lead to suspension or permanent removal of selling privileges

  Only if the product, model or lot is subject to a recall, market withdrawal or stop sale

  “Amazon bars any person from selling products subject to recalls, market withdrawals, and stop sales regardless if they are publicly announced or not.”

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• Every product listed on Amazon

  “Sellers must ensure their products are accurately categorized, described, and in compliance with Amazon’s listing standards for any product sold on Amazon, as outlined in its product detail page rules.”

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• Every product sold on TikTok Shop

  “Accurately categorize and describe products in accordance with TikTok Shop's listing standards …”

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• Notify US EPA through the Central Data Exchange (CDX), the PFAS 8(a)(7) reporting tool (§705.35) if PFAS (United States (federal) definition) is present

  Only if you manufactured (including imported) a PFAS, or an article containing one, for commercial purposes at any time from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2022

  “Persons who have manufactured for commercial purposes a chemical substance identified in § 705.5 at any period from January 1, 2011, through the end of the last calendar year prior to November 13, 2023, except as described in § 705.12, is subject to the requirements of this part.”

• Notify US EPA through the Central Data Exchange (CDX), the PFAS 8(a)(7) reporting tool (§705.35) if PFAS (United States (federal) definition) is present

  Only if you manufactured (including imported) a PFAS, or an article containing one, for commercial purposes at any time from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2022

  “All information reported to EPA in response to the requirements of this part must be submitted during the applicable submission period.”

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• No untruthful, deceptive or misleading environmental marketing claim, explicit or implied, including any claim covered by the FTC Green Guides

  Only if you make an environmental marketing claim, explicit or implied (BPC 17580.5(a): any claim in the FTC “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims”)

  (a) It is unlawful for a person to make an untruthful, deceptive, or misleading environmental marketing claim, whether explicit or implied. For the purpose of this section, “environmental marketing claim” shall include any claim contained in the “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims” published by the Federal Trade Commission.

• A maker or distributor that calls its consumer good environmentally friendly, green or the like, uses a chasing arrows symbol or tells consumers to recycle it keeps written records supporting the claim and gives them to anyone who asks

  Only if you make a representation in advertising or on the label or container that the consumer good you manufacture or distribute is not harmful to, or is beneficial to,… (see the quote)

  (a) A person who represents in advertising or on the label or container of a consumer good that the consumer good that it manufactures or distributes is not harmful to, or is beneficial to, the natural environment, through the use of such terms as “environmental choice,” “ecologically friendly,” “earth friendly,” “environmentally friendly,” “ecologically sound,” “environmentally sound,” “environmentally safe,” “ecologically safe,” “environmentally lite,” “green product,” or any other like term, or through the use of a chasing arrows symbol or by otherwise directing a consumer to recycle the consumer good, shall maintain in written form in its records all of the following information and documentation supporting the validity of the representation: …

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• A product or packaging that carries a deceptive or misleading recyclability claim may not be offered for sale, sold, distributed or imported into California

  Only if you make a claim about the recyclability of the product or its packaging, or display a chasing arrows symbol or any other symbol or statement indicating it is recyclable (PRC 42355.51(a), (b)(1))

  “(a) A person shall not offer for sale, sell, distribute, or import into the state any product or packaging for which a deceptive or misleading claim about the recyclability of the product or packaging is made.”

• A chasing arrows symbol or other recyclable symbol or statement on a product or its packaging is deemed deceptive unless the item is recyclable in California under the CalRecycle criteria (42355.51(d)); on a product that is not, it may not appear on the product at all

  Only if you make a claim about the recyclability of the product or its packaging, or display a chasing arrows symbol or any other symbol or statement indicating it is recyclable (PRC 42355.51(a), (b)(1))

  “a product or packaging that displays a chasing arrows symbol, a chasing arrows symbol surrounding a resin identification code, or any other symbol or statement indicating the product or packaging is recyclable, or otherwise directing the consumer to recycle the product or packaging, is deemed to be a deceptive or misleading claim pursuant to this section and Section 17580.5 of the Business and Professions Code unless the product or packaging is considered recyclable in the state pursuant to subdivision …”

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• Merchandise labelled “Made in U.S.A.”, “Made in America”, “U.S.A.” or similar is sold in California only if no part of it was entirely or substantially made outside the United States, apart from foreign parts worth at most 5% of the final wholesale value (10% if they cannot be had domestically)

  Only if you make or show the words “Made in U.S.A.,” “Made in America,” “U.S.A.,” or similar words on the merchandise or its container, and sell or offer it for sale in California (BPC 17533.7(a))

  It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell or offer for sale in this state any merchandise on which merchandise or on its container there appears the words “Made in U.S.A.,” “Made in America,” “U.S.A.,” or similar words if the merchandise or any article, unit, or part thereof, has been entirely or substantially made, manufactured, or produced outside of the United States.

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• Register: join the approved producer responsibility organization (PRO) for the product's single-use packaging, and file a business address with CalRecycle

  Only if the product is sold in California in single-use packaging, and you are its producer under PRC 42041(w): the brand-owning or licensee manufacturer; if none is in the state, the brand owner or exclusive licensee; if none is in the state, the person who sells, offers for sale or distributes it in or into the state; and you had gross sales of $1,000,000 or more in California in the most recent calendar year (42060(a)(5)(A))

  “By January 1, 2024, producers of covered material shall form and join a PRO for the purposes of complying with this chapter.”

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• A general environmental benefit claim (for example "eco-friendly" or "green") made for the product or its package.

  Only if the listing claims “eco-friendly”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service offers a general environmental benefit.”

• A compostable claim made for the product or its package.

  Only if the listing claims “compostable”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product or package is compostable.”

• A degradable or biodegradable claim (including oxo-degradable, oxo-biodegradable and photodegradable claims) made for the product or its package.

  Only if the listing claims “biodegradable”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product or package is degradable, biodegradable, oxo-degradable, oxo-biodegradable, or photodegradable.”

• A claim that the product or its package is free of BPA or does not contain or use BPA.

  Only if the listing claims “BPA-free”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service is free of, or does not contain or use, a substance.”

• A claim that the product or its package is free of formaldehyde or does not contain or use formaldehyde.

  Only if the listing claims “formaldehyde-free”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service is free of, or does not contain or use, a substance.”

• A claim that the product or its package is free of lead or does not contain or use lead.

  Only if the listing claims “lead-free”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service is free of, or does not contain or use, a substance.”

• A claim that the product or its package is free of PFAS or does not contain or use PFAS.

  Only if the listing claims “PFAS-free”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service is free of, or does not contain or use, a substance.”

• A claim that the product or its package is free of PTFE or does not contain or use PTFE.

  Only if the listing claims “PTFE-free”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service is free of, or does not contain or use, a substance.”

• A non-toxic claim made for the product or its package.

  Only if the listing claims “non-toxic”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service is non-toxic. Non-toxic claims should be clearly and prominently qualified to the extent necessary to avoid deception.”

• A recyclable claim made for the product or its package.

  Only if the listing claims “recyclable”

  “A product or package should not be marketed as recyclable unless it can be collected, separated, or otherwise recovered from the waste stream through an established recycling program …”

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• Disclose: if you give a written warranty, put all its terms in one clear document: who and what is covered, what you will do, how long, how to claim, and the required State-rights statements

  Only if you give a written warranty on a consumer product that costs the consumer more than $15 (16 CFR 701.2: the rules apply to "written warranties on consumer products… (see the quote)

  “Any warrantor warranting to a consumer by means of a written warranty a consumer product actually costing the consumer more than $15.00 shall clearly and conspicuously disclose in a single document in simple and readily understood language, the following items of information: …”

• Disclose: make the written warranty's text available to the buyer before the sale (in store, catalog or online listing, door to door); the warrantor supplies the text or posts it online

  Only if you give a written warranty on a consumer product that costs the consumer more than $15, or sell such a product with one (16 CFR 702.3: "The following requirements… (see the quote)

  “the seller of a consumer product with a written warranty shall make a text of the warranty readily available for examination by the prospective buyer by: …”

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• A label that represents the product as Made in the United States without qualification.

  “all significant processing that goes into the product occurs in the United States, and all or virtually all ingredients or components of the product are made and sourced in the United States.”

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• Listings with claims about composition or ingredients (for example "non-toxic", "PFAS-free", "BPA-free", "100% organic")

  Only if the listing claims “non-toxic”, “chemical-free”, “free of chemical class”, “PFAS-free”, “BPA-free”, “lead-free” or “organic”

  “Claims about a product’s performance, composition, ingredients, or origin must be backed by verifiable evidence and documentation.”

• Listings with unqualified superlatives or comparisons

  Only if the listing claims “absolute superlative”

  “Direct or implied comparisons and superlatives like ''best'', ''100% pure'', or ''guaranteed'' should only be used when supported by verifiable and objective proof.”

• Listings with environmental claims such as "eco-friendly", "sustainable", "carbon-neutral", recyclable or degradable

  Only if the listing claims “eco-friendly”, “sustainable”, “carbon neutral”, “recyclable”, “biodegradable”, “compostable” or “degradable”

  “Environmental claims about the qualities or characteristics of a product must be truthful and not misleading, and they should be supported by evidence.”

• Not allowed: products that claim or imply they diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat or prevent a disease, without FDA approval; the page's list includes anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-microbial

  Only if the listing claims “disease treatment” or “drug like”

  “Amazon prohibits the sale of products that imply or claim to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent diseases in humans or animals without approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).”

• Listings claiming FDA clearance or approval or showing the FDA logo

  Only if the listing claims “fda approved”

  Products with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) claim to be "FDA Cleared," "FDA approved" or products that include the FDA logo in associated images must meet additional requirements.

• Listings that state or imply the product is made, manufactured, built, produced, created or crafted in the United States

  Only if the listing claims “Made in USA”

  “Amazon prohibits the sale of products that imply or claim Made in USA without meeting the requirements established by the Federal Trade Commission.”

• Not allowed: listings (detail page, images, descriptions, packaging and marketing materials) that are misleading about the product's qualities or characteristics; may lead to product removal, listing restrictions and account penalties

  Only if the listing claims “misleading characteristics”

  “Amazon policy prohibits the sale of products that are misleading about the qualities or characteristics of the product.”

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• Must not contain Chrysotile asbestos

  Only if it contains chrysotile asbestos

  “Products containing chrysotile asbestos …”

• Must not contain Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)

  Only if it contains dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)

  “Products containing methylene chloride (MC)”

• Must not contain Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)

  Only if it contains tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)

  “Products containing perchloroethylene (PCE) - (starting March 8, 2027)”

• Must not contain Trichloroethylene

  Only if it contains trichloroethylene

  “Products containing trichloroethylene (TCE)”

• Must not contain TSCA PBT chemicals (the marketplace page's definition)

  Only if it contains TSCA PBT chemicals

  “Products containing regulated persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals (PBTs) - (starting January 6, 2026)”