Existing law establishes certain provisions relating to the labeling of certain foods, drugs, devices and cosmetics. (Chapter 585 of NRS) Section 3 of this bill: (1) requires, with certain exceptions, each package or box containing a feminine hygiene product that is manufactured on or after January 1, 2025, for sale or distribution in this State to bear a label containing a plain and conspicuous list of all ingredients in the feminine hygiene product; (2) requires the ingredients identified on such label to be listed in order of predominance by weight and identified by using standardized nomenclature or by the name established by the Center for Baby and Adult Hygiene Products, unless the ingredient is confidential business information; (3) if the ingredient is confidential business information, authorizes the ingredient to be identified by its common name; and (4) requires, if a manufacturer has an Internet website, the manufacturer to post the list of ingredients on the Internet website of the manufacturer. Section 3.5 of this bill requires, with certain exceptions, a manufacturer to revise the list of ingredients on the label of a feminine hygiene product not later than: (1) for a label on a package or box containing a feminine hygiene product, 18 months after the change to an ingredient, the addition of an ingredient or the revision of a designated list; and (2) for a list of ingredients posted on the Internet website of the manufacturer, 6 months after the change to an ingredient, the addition of an ingredient or the revision of a designated list. Sections 1.3-2.9 of this bill define certain terms related to the labeling of feminine hygiene products. Existing law provides that a violation of any provision of chapter 585 of NRS relating to the labeling of certain foods, drugs, devices and cosmetics is a gross misdemeanor, except for certain violations of the chapter that are punishable as a category D felony. (NRS 585.550) A violation of section 3 or 3.5 is also a gross misdemeanor.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 585.020
BDR: 585.020