,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ah1          
#bjai,mrs4 ,dingell 7for herself and    
,ms4 ,schakowsky7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,food1
 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act to require   
that children's cosmetics containing    
talc include an appropriate warning     
unless the cosmetics are demonstrated to
 be asbestos-free1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,children's ,product
 ,warning ,label ,act of #bjai4  #b4    
,labeling of talc in children's         
cosmetics  7a7 ,misbranding ,section    
#fjb of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and  
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfb7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7g7 ,if it is marketed for  
use in children 7meaning individuals    
under the age of #ah7 and contains talc 
7as defined in section #fjd7 unless--   

7#a7 its label includes the following   
statement printed in conspicuous text3  
,,warning3 ,talc in this product has not
 been evaluated for asbestos            
contamination4 ,asbestos may be present4
 ,asbestos at any level is known to the 
,,fda to cause cancer1 including lung   
cancer and mesothelioma4 ,this product  
is not suitable for use by children42 or
  7#b7 a waiver is in effect with       
respect to the cosmetic pursuant to     
section #fjd4  4  7b7 ,premarket safety 
verification of talc content ,chapter   
,,vi of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and  
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfa et   
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #fjd4 ,premarket safety 
verification of talc content  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary shall waive the 
applicability of section #fjb7;g77#a7   
with respect to a cosmetic containing   
talc if the manufacturer of the         
cosmetic--  7#a7 attests in writing to  
the ,secretary that the source of the   
talc is an asbestos-free mine2 and  7#b7

 demonstrates to the ,secretary that the
 talc is asbestos-free using the        
transmission electron microscopy method4
  7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,the term asbestos means the       
asbestiform varieties of chrysotile     
7serpentine71 crocidolite 7riebeckite71 
amosite 7cummingtonitegrunerite71       
anthophyllite1 tremolite1 and           
actinolite4  7#b7 ,the term             
asbestos-free means containing no       
traceable asbestos fibers4  7#c7 ,the   
term talc--  7,a7 means a basic silicate
 of magnesium2 and  7,b7 includes talcum
 powder1 hydrous magnesium silicate1    
non-fibrous talc1 non-asbestiform talc1 
steatite talc1 and fibrous non-tremolite
 talc4  7#d7 ,the term transmission     
electron microscopy refers to the       
asbestos analysis method used by        
laboratories that-- 7,a7 are accredited 
by the ,national ,bureau of ,standards2 
and  7,b7 use the protocol described in 
appendix ,a to subpart ,e of part #gfc  
of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal         

,regulations 7or any successor          
regulations74  4  7c7 ,applicability    
,sections #fjb7;g7 and #fjd of the      
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act1 as added by subsections 7a7 and   
7b71 apply beginning on the date that is
 #ahj days after the date of enactment  
of this ,act4  7d7 ,regulations ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting 
through the ,commissioner of ,food and  
,drugs1 shall promulgate final          
regulations to implement such sections  
#fjb7;g7 and #fjd4