California Health and Safety Code

§ 108955

HSC § 108955 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 104 · Part 3 · Ch. 13

Statute text

(a)To protect confidential business information, this chapter shall not be construed to require a manufacturer to disclose the weight or amount of an intentionally added ingredient, including a fragrance ingredient, or nonfunctional constituent or to disclose how a product is manufactured, and shall not be construed to require intentionally added ingredients or nonfunctional constituents present in a designated product at a concentration below one percent to be listed in any particular order.

(b)(1) A manufacturer may protect and is not required to disclose any intentionally added ingredient, including any fragrance ingredient, or combination of intentionally added ingredients that meet the definition of confidential business information as specified in subdivision (e) of Section 108952.

(2)(A) A manufacturer that protects an intentionally added ingredient, including a fragrance ingredient, or combination of intentionally added ingredients as confidential business information by declining to disclose the specific name of the chemical or chemicals being protected shall use the generic name for the intentionally added ingredient or combination of intentionally added ingredients as provided in the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Confidential Inventory.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 28, Sec. 2. (AB 2901) Effective January 1, 2019.