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4 changes to 20 rules start in California in the next 24 months.

  1. Warning label for Bisphenol S (BPS) and 1 moreBisphenol S (BPS) and N-Methyl-N-FormylhydrazineProposition 65 list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity (27 CCR 27001)Warning
  2. Restricts 2 substances and 1 substance listBanned cosmetic ingredients from 2027, Boric acid and 1 moreCalifornia Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act and C.U.R.L. Act (Health and Safety Code ch. 14, 108980 et seq.)Ban + more
  3. Warning label for Hydrochlorothiazide and 3 moreHydrochlorothiazide, Tacrolimus, Voriconazole and Welding FumesProposition 65 list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity (27 CCR 27001)Warning
  4. Warning requirement8 rules starting the same dayProposition 65 clear and reasonable warning regulations (27 CCR Article 6, OEHHA consolidation April 2025)Warning

Upcoming changes in California

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What we check here for each industry, and from when. Open an industry to see what we cover and what we don't. A law we hold but haven't checked shows as Not checked, with its quote. Anything we don't cover shows as Not covered. Neither is ever clear.

ClaraDB gives a verdict only for PFAS state laws for cookware and bakeware, California Proposition 65 consumer-product warning check for BPA, BPS, formaldehyde, styrene, antimony trioxide, vinyl acetate, lead and cadmium, California Proposition 65 warning check for candles and ceramicware (lead, cadmium, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzene, naphthalene, carbon monoxide, benzo[a]pyrene), US packaging EPR producer size thresholds (California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington) for a brand-owning manufacturer, US lead in children's products and furniture (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in toys and child care articles (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in children's products (other) and bags (lead paint and total lead content), US phthalates in children's toys and child care articles (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP) and US children's product certificate and tracking label for children's tableware (AI-checked, quotes verified word for word). Every other answer shows the laws and quotes found without saying whether they apply. Not checked: Consumer electronics (FCC equipment authorization, 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15, energy rules). What ClaraDB has checked

Home and kitchen goodsMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20254 areas read · 3 not read yet
Sources read
  • Prop 65 listed chemicals and safe-harbor warnings
  • cookware chemical disclosure (HSC 109000-109014)
  • PFAS in textile articles (HSC 108970-108971)
  • upholstered furniture flame-retardant label (BPC 19094)
Not read yet
  • DTSC designated-list triggers for cookware disclosure (list not stored)
  • Safer Consumer Products priority products
  • California Toxic-Free Cosmetics/Food Packaging rules outside the listed instruments
Cosmetics and personal careMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20253 areas read · 2 not read yet
Sources read
  • Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act and PFAS in cosmetics (HSC 108980 series, from the stored leginfo bulk download)
  • Prop 65
  • California Safe Cosmetics Program reporting and fragrance allergen disclosure (HSC 111790-111795, including the 2020 Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act)
Not read yet
  • CDPH ingredient disclosure beyond the reporting duties
  • amendments after the version ClaraDB holds
Packaged food and beveragesMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20251 area read · 2 not read yet

The Prop 65 chemical listings are stored for food and apply to it. California food laws and the food-specific warning methods are not covered. Federal US food rules apply through the US entry.

Sources read
  • Prop 65 chemical listings (27 CCR 27001), which apply to food
Not read yet
  • Prop 65 warning methods and content for food (27 CCR 25607.1 and 25607.2: the regulation text is stored, no rules are encoded from it); the consumer-product warning methods in 27 CCR 25600-25603 are encoded for home goods only
  • California food labelling and safety laws
Consumer electronics and small appliancesMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20255 areas read · 5 not read yet

Proposition 65, the connected-device security law (Civil Code 1798.91.04 to 1798.91.06) and the retailer duties of the battery-embedded waste recycling fee (Public Resources Code 42464(c), (f), with the 42463 definitions) are covered; the battery-embedded manufacturer label and retailer notice (Public Resources Code 42466.1, 42466.2) and the Title 20 MAEDbS listing of embedded battery chargers (20 CCR 1606(a), 1608(a)(1)) are stored; other California statute texts for electronics are not.

Sources read
  • Prop 65 generated warnings for electronics
  • battery-embedded waste recycling fee: the retailer collects it and states it on the receipt (Public Resources Code 42463, 42464; earbuds, speakers, cameras, wearables, power banks, electric toothbrushes and shavers)
  • security of connected devices (Civil Code 1798.91.04-1798.91.06, SB 327)
  • battery-embedded product manufacturer label and annual retailer notice (Public Resources Code 42466.1, 42466.2)
  • Title 20 MAEDbS listing of federally regulated battery chargers embedded in a product (20 CCR 1606(a), 1608(a)(1))
Not read yet
  • Electronic Waste Recycling Act screen fee for video display devices over 4 inches (Public Resources Code 42464(a))
  • Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20) other than the MAEDbS listing of embedded battery chargers
  • DTSC Safer Consumer Products
  • SB 244 right to repair duties
  • state EPR for batteries
Batteries, e-bikes and power banksNot coveredNo sources read yet

California (US state): ClaraDB stores no laws for this market yet (not stored: California battery laws (Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022, SB 1215; Cal. Health and Safety Code 25215 ff universal waste battery rules; Prop 65 battery-related warnings stored separately); leginfo.legislature.ca.gov returns a Cloudflare challenge (HTTP 403) to automated access).

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What the rules for cosmetics and personal care require. Pick a type to filter the laws below.

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1,018 of 1,077 rules match the industry. Open a law to read its rules.

All1,077Home and kitchen1,027Cosmetics1,018Food980Electronics1,005Batteries995
California Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act and C.U.R.L. Act (Health and Safety Code ch. 14, 108980 et seq.)Cal. Health & Safety Code 108980-108985.733 rulesIn force from: 1 Jan 2025Industries: Cosmetics
Requirement
Applies when
Effective
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Ban x 27

27 rules from California Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act and C.U.R.L. Act (Health and Safety Code ch. 14, 108980 et seq.)

Banned

Show targets (27 of 27)

Every product in the category

Dates run from 1 Jan 2025 to 1 Jan 2035

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Example: Banned cosmetic ingredients from 2027 as defined in California (US state)

“commencing January 1, 2027, no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients:”
HSC 108980(b) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California Legislature: Cal. Health & Safety Code 108980-108985.7(opens in a new tab)
Limit
Musk ketone (4'-tert-Butyl-2',6'-dimethyl-3',5'-dinitroacetophenone; CAS 81-14-1)

Limit 0.56 % (content basis)

Field of application: eau de toilette.

Official text, current to 4 Oct 2026. California Legislature's own statute data (leginfo bulk download, updated 2026-10-04).

Every product in the category

Takes effect 1 Jan 2027

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027

“a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce a cosmetic product that contains more than 1.4 percent in fine fragrance products, 0.56 percent in eau de toilette, 0 percent in oral products, and 0.042 percent in all other products of musk ketone (CAS no. 81-14-1).”
HSC 108980(c)(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California Legislature: Cal. Health & Safety Code 108980-108985.7(opens in a new tab)
Limit
Musk ketone (4'-tert-Butyl-2',6'-dimethyl-3',5'-dinitroacetophenone; CAS 81-14-1)

Limit 1.4 % (content basis)

Field of application: fine fragrance products.

Official text, current to 4 Oct 2026. California Legislature's own statute data (leginfo bulk download, updated 2026-10-04).

Every product in the category

Takes effect 1 Jan 2027

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027

“a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce a cosmetic product that contains more than 1.4 percent in fine fragrance products, 0.56 percent in eau de toilette, 0 percent in oral products, and 0.042 percent in all other products of musk ketone (CAS no. 81-14-1).”
HSC 108980(c)(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California Legislature: Cal. Health & Safety Code 108980-108985.7(opens in a new tab)
Limit
Musk ketone (4'-tert-Butyl-2',6'-dimethyl-3',5'-dinitroacetophenone; CAS 81-14-1)

Limit 0 % (content basis)

Field of application: oral products.

Official text, current to 4 Oct 2026. California Legislature's own statute data (leginfo bulk download, updated 2026-10-04).

Every product in the category

Takes effect 1 Jan 2027

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027

“a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce a cosmetic product that contains more than 1.4 percent in fine fragrance products, 0.56 percent in eau de toilette, 0 percent in oral products, and 0.042 percent in all other products of musk ketone (CAS no. 81-14-1).”
HSC 108980(c)(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California Legislature: Cal. Health & Safety Code 108980-108985.7(opens in a new tab)
Limit
Musk ketone (4'-tert-Butyl-2',6'-dimethyl-3',5'-dinitroacetophenone; CAS 81-14-1)

Limit 0.042 % (content basis)

Field of application: all other products.

Official text, current to 4 Oct 2026. California Legislature's own statute data (leginfo bulk download, updated 2026-10-04).

Every product in the category

Takes effect 1 Jan 2027

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027

“a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce a cosmetic product that contains more than 1.4 percent in fine fragrance products, 0.56 percent in eau de toilette, 0 percent in oral products, and 0.042 percent in all other products of musk ketone (CAS no. 81-14-1).”
HSC 108980(c)(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California Legislature: Cal. Health & Safety Code 108980-108985.7(opens in a new tab)
Warning
Boric acid (CAS 10043-35-3)

Warning required when the substance is present

WARNING: IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CONSULT WITH A DOCTOR BEFORE USE, particularly if you have sensitivity in your lower pelvis or abdomen, a sexually transmitted disease (STD), pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), vaginal bleeding, sores, ulcerations, nausea, fever, or chills. Do not use on broken or irritated skin. Stop use and contact a doctor if symptoms persist or worsen, or if you experience irritation, burning, bleeding, or cramping. NOT FOR ORAL CONSUMPTION. FOR VAGINAL USE ONLY. DO NOT USE IF PREGNANT, TRYING TO CONCEIVE, OR NURSING. IF YOU BECOME PREGNANT WHILE USING THIS PRODUCT, DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY. If swallowed, get medical help or contact Poison Control Center immediately. Some boric acid suppository products may break down a condom—ensure product has completely dissolved before having sex.

Exemptions (1)

Not applicable if the product becomes regulated as a drug by FDA

“if the product becomes regulated as a drug by the United States Food and Drug Administration”
HSC 108980(f)(3) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California Legislature: Cal. HSC 108980-108985.7(opens in a new tab)

Official text, current to 4 Oct 2026. California Legislature's own statute data (leginfo bulk download, updated 2026-10-04).

Every product in the category

Takes effect 1 Jan 2027

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027

“a person or entity that manufactures, sells, delivers, holds, or offers for sale in commerce a vaginal suppository product containing intentionally added boric acid (CAS nos. 10043-35-3 and 11113-50-1) shall include on the product label the following statement:”
HSC 108980(f)(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California Legislature: Cal. HSC 108980-108985.7(opens in a new tab)
Disclosure

Hair relaxer manufacturers provide technical documentation on request

Disclosure to authority

Technical documentation, including analytical test results, demonstrating compliance of a hair relaxer product with Chapter 14 for the ingredients in Section 108985.2

The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).

Official text, current to 4 Oct 2026. California Legislature's own statute data (leginfo bulk download, updated 2026-10-04).

Every product in the category

In force, start date unknown

In force no later than 2026-10-08 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.

“The department may request, and a manufacturer shall provide upon request, technical documentation, including analytical test results, to demonstrate compliance of a hair relaxer product”
HSC 108985.4(a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California Legislature: Cal. HSC 108980-108985.7(opens in a new tab)

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