What's happening
This bill bans the sale of child care products for children under three containing several bisphenol chemicals, expanding beyond BPA.
Why it matters
Expands protections for young children by banning more bisphenol chemicals (BPAF, BPZ, BPS, BPF, BPAP, BPB) in child care products, not just BPA, responding to concerns that manufacturers may substitute BPA with similar, potentially harmful chemicals.
Reflects growing scientific evidence linking a range of bisphenols—not just BPA—to endocrine disruption and developmental risks in infants and toddlers, aiming to close regulatory loopholes and better protect early childhood health.
Encourages transparency and consumer awareness by allowing labeling of products as “bisphenol-free,” which may help parents make safer choices and push manufacturers to reformulate products to avoid all bisphenols, not just BPA.
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Ban Bisphenols in Baby Products
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- Referred to environmental conservation
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Ban Toxic Chemicals in Child Products
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor Steven Englebright
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3056
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 1, 2019
Introduced by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of child care products containing bisphenol
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The title heading of title 5 of article 37 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 280 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
BISPHENOL [A]
§ 2. Section 37-0501 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 280 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: § 37-0501. Short title.
This title shall be known and may be cited as the "bisphenol [A-free] free children and babies act".
§ 3. Section 37-0505 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 280 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: § 37-0505. Child care products.
1. (a) Beginning December first, two thousand ten, no person, firm, partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation shall sell or offer for sale any child care product intended for use by a child three years of age or younger containing bisphenol A.
(b) Beginning December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-one, no person, firm, partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation shall sell or offer for sale any child care product intended for use by a child three years of age or younger containing bisphenol AF (BPAF), bisphenol Z (BPZ), bisphenol S (BPS), bisphenol F (BPF), bisphenol AP (BPAP) and bisphenol B (BPB).
2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the sale or distribution of child care products resold or offered for resale, or distributed by consumers for consumer use.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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§ 4. Section 37-0507 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 280 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: § 37-0507. Product labeling.
The commissioner may authorize product labeling of products that do not contain bisphenol [A]. The label on such products may prominently state "Bisphenol [A] Free" [or "BPA-Free"] to inform consumers that the product does not contain the chemical bisphenol [A].
§ 5. Section 37-0509 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 280 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: § 37-0509. Preemption.
Jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to bisphenol [A] which are regulated pursuant to the provisions of this title shall be vested exclusively in the state.
§ 6. This act shall take effect December 31, 2021.
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Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of child care products containing bisphenol
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to prevent children from being exposed to certain harmful chemicals.
Summary of provisions
This bill amends the "Bisphenol A-free Children and Babies Act" within the Environmental Conservation Law to prohibit the sale of children's products for children three and under containing BPA substitutes BPS, BPF, BPAP, BPAF, PBP and BPZ.
Justification
After the Legislature banned Bisphenol A (BPA)in 2010, an increasing number of products began to be labeled "BPA free;" however, the products contain other BPA substitutes including BPS, BPF, BPAP, BPAF, BPB, and BPZ and such substitutes also pose potential health risks. Recent studies, including a September 2017 study "Transcriptome Profiling Reveals Bisphenol A Alternatives Activate Estrogen Receptor Alpha in Human Breast Cancer Cells" in the Society of Toxicology journal "Toxico- logical Sciences" found that some BPA substitutes were even more prob- lematic than BPA. The study, conducted on three human breast cancer cell lines, found that the BPA alternatives led to the activation of estrogen receptors to a similar, if not larger extent than BPA. In addition, the study also identified another issue. "Numerous studies have suggested that BPS and BPF have potencies similar to that of BPA resulting in endocrine disrupting effects such as uterine growth in rodents." This legislation will help eliminate child exposure to these potentially harmful hormone-like chemicals and help prevent adverse substitutions to BPA.
Legislative history
2018: S7944/A9997
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect December 31, 2021.
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