Requires certain anti-aging skin care products to contain a warning label; sets forth requirements for the language, size, and placement of such warning label; establishes penalties for violating such provisions.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10829
IN ASSEMBLY
April 1, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. LEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Consumer Affairs and Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring
certain anti-aging skin care products to contain a warning label
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
2 391-y to read as follows:
3 § 391-y. Sale of anti-aging skin care products. 1. For the purposes of
4 this section:
5 a. "Anti-aging skin care product" shall mean any over-the-counter
6 cosmetic or skin care product that contains as an active or inten-
7 tionally added ingredient:
8 (i) vitamin A or any vitamin A derivative, including but not limited
9 to retinoids, retinol, or retinyl esters;
10 (ii) an alpha hydroxy acid, including but not limited to glycolic
11 acid, lactic acid, citric acid or similar compounds used for exfoliation
12 or anti-aging purposes;
13 (iii) salicylic acid;
14 (iv) DMDM hydantoin;
15 (v) quaternium-15;
16 (vi) oxybenzone;
17 (vii) octinoxate; or
18 (viii) talc.
19 b. "Retailer" shall mean any person, firm, association, partnership,
20 limited liability company, or corporation that sells, produces,
21 prepares, formulates, or compounds a personal care product or products,
22 or whose brand name is affixed to such product or products.
23 2. a. No retailer shall sell or offer for sale any anti-aging skin
24 care product in this state unless such product bears a clear and
25 conspicuous warning label. Such warning label shall appear on the prod-
26 uct packaging and, for online sales, on the product display page before
27 purchase.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 b. The warning label required pursuant to paragraph a of this subdivi-
2 sion shall state: "WARNING: This product contains ingredients that may
3 cause skin irritation, increased sun sensitivity, or other adverse
4 reactions, particularly in individuals under 18 years of age. Consult a
5 healthcare professional before use."
6 c. The warning label shall be printed in a font size and style that is
7 clearly legible and placed in a location reasonably calculated to be
8 seen and understood by consumers under ordinary conditions of purchase
9 and use.
10 3. Any retailer that violates the provisions of this section shall be
11 subject to a civil penalty of up to two hundred fifty dollars for the
12 first violation and up to five hundred dollars for each subsequent
13 violation.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
15 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
16 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
17 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
18 completed on or before such effective date.
