Cosmetic brand owners often have limited information about the chemicals in the ingredients they buy from suppliers, because much of the cosmetic supply chain operates without disclosure rules. The Cosmetic Supply Chain Transparency Act would require suppliers to give brand owners detailed safety and ingredient information within 90 days of a request, covering chemical hazards, allergens, manufacturing flow charts, and heavy-metal test results. The FDA would also create and update a public list of harmful “nonfunctional constituents” — toxic chemicals that end up in cosmetics without being intentionally added — and suppliers would have to test for them and disclose results before selling to brand owners. The bill preserves state authority to require stronger cosmetic transparency than the federal baseline, and violations would carry civil penalties of up to $10,000 per day.
Transparency & Accountability
- Supplier disclosure to brand owners — Cosmetic suppliers must share ingredient and safety data within 90 days of request
- FDA nonfunctional-constituent list — Public list of toxic incidental chemicals created and updated annually with public comment
- State authority on cosmetic transparency — States retain power to set stronger disclosure rules than the federal floor
Congressional Summary
Cosmetic Supply Chain Transparency Act of 2025This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to maintain a list of certain chemicals incidentally present in cosmetics, known as nonfunctional constituents, that are harmful to human health or the environment. The bill also imposes certain testing and disclosure requirements on cosmetics brand owners (i.e., entities bringing cosmetics to market) and suppliers of cosmetics, packaging, and ingredients.For each listed nonfunctional constituent, the FDA must identify the ingredient or cosmetic in which the constituent is known or reasonably expected to be present. The FDA must also (1) accept petitions to add substances to the list, (2) issue guidance for industry related to testing and detecting such nonfunctional constituents, and (3) establish a committee to provide advice on creating the list and developing the required industry guidance.Within a year of a nonfunctional constituent being added to the list, a supplier of an ingredient or cosmetic must test for that constituent and provide a brand owner the results and other information before selling the ingredient or cosmetic to the brand owner. A supplier of an ingredient or cosmetic must provide additional information about the item upon a brand owner's request.Brand owners and other entities in the supply chain of a cosmetic must maintain records with information about the suppliers of ingredients and raw materials used in their cosmetics and provide such information to the FDA upon request.The bill also imposes civil penalties for entities that violate this bill's provisions.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-07-16
- Date Added
- 2026-05-27
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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