On August 1, the California Senate Health Committee passed The Menstrual Products Right to Know Act of 2020 (AB 1989) with a 7-0 vote in favor of the measure. Under this proposed California law, manufacturers would be required to provide additional information about product ingredients on packaging as well as making details available on their websites.
The Center for Baby and Adult Hygiene Products (BAHP), which represents menstrual product manufacturers, commends Assemblymember Cristina Garcia for introducing AB 1989 and the bill’s continued progress through the California legislature.
While California would become the second state to make product labelling requirements mandatory in the U.S., product information is often available online by many manufacturers and company brands, which provide ingredient details via their websites. BAHP continues to participate in the dialogue with law makers and other stakeholders to ensure a commonsense framework is used to provide consumers with information about these essential products.
The California bill is anticipated to be voted on by the Senate Appropriations Committee within the next couple of weeks.
