Senate File 62 - Introduced SENATE FILE 62 BY BOLKCOM A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of triclosan in certain products, 1 providing civil penalties, and including effective date 2 provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1607XS (5) 86 tr/nh
S.F. 62 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 135.191 Triclosan prohibition. 1 1. A person shall not offer for retail sale in this state 2 any cleaning product that contains triclosan and is intended 3 to be used by the consumer for sanitizing or hand or body 4 cleansing. 5 2. The prohibition in subsection 1 shall not apply to 6 individual products for which specific United States food and 7 drug administration approval for consumer use has been secured. 8 3. A person who violates this section is subject to a civil 9 penalty of one thousand dollars for each violation. 10 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect January 1, 11 2017. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 This bill, beginning January 1, 2017, prohibits the retail 16 sale of any cleaning product that contains triclosan and is 17 intended to be used by the consumer for sanitizing or hand or 18 body cleansing. The prohibition shall not apply to individual 19 products for which specific United States food and drug 20 administration approval for consumer use has been secured. The 21 bill provides that a person who violates the bill is subject to 22 a civil penalty of $1,000 for each violation. 23 -1- LSB 1607XS (5) 86 tr/nh 1/ 1