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Health & Saf. Code, § 109011 · Article 2. Chemical Disclosures for Cookware

Health & Saf. Code, § 109011

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) Commencing on January 1, 2024, a manufacturer of cookware sold in the state that contains one or more intentionally added chemicals present on the designated list in the handle of the product or in any product surface that comes into contact with food, foodstuffs, or beverages shall list the presence of those chemicals on the product label. The list of intentionally added chemicals shall be introduced by the phrase “This product contains:”, and shall include on the product label a statement, in both English and Spanish, that reads: “For more information about chemicals in this product, visit”, followed by both of the following:

(1) An internet website address for a web page that provides all of the information required by Section 109012.

(2) A quick response (QR) code or other machine-readable code, consisting of an array of squares, used for storing an internet website for a web page that provides all of the information required by Section 109012.

(b) A manufacturer of cookware sold in the state shall ensure that the statement required on the product label by subdivision (a) is visible and legible to the consumer, including on the product listing for online sales.

(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), cookware that meets both of the following requirements is exempt from the requirements of this section:

(A) The surface area of the cookware cannot fit a product label of at least two square inches.

(B) The cookware does not have either of the following:

(i) An exterior container or wrapper on which a product label can appear or be affixed.

(ii) A tag or other attachment with information about the product attached to the cookware.

(2) A manufacturer of cookware sold in the state shall ensure that the statement otherwise required on a product label by subdivision (a) is included on the product listing for online sales pursuant to subdivision (b).

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 1200) Effective January 1, 2022.

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