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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8829 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to treat certain men-
strual products as misbranded if their labeling does not list each compo-
nent of the product, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 
Ms. MENG (for herself and Mrs. LESKO) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if their 
labeling does not list each component of the product, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Menstrual Products 
Right To Know Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS MISBRANDED IF LABELING 
DOES NOT INCLUDE COMPONENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(gg) If it is a menstrual product (as defined in sec-
tion 515C), unless the labeling of the product meets the 
requirements of such section. ’’. 
(b) MENSTRUAL
PRODUCT
LABELING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 515B (21 U.S.C. 360e–3) of such Act the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 515C. MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS LABELING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The manufacturer of a men-
strual product, shall include on the labeling of such prod-
uct a list of each component of the finished product, in-
cluding any fragrance ingredients, in accordance with sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF LABELING.—The fol-
lowing shall apply with respect to labeling required by sub-
section (a): 
‘‘(1) FRAGRANCE
INGREDIENTS.—Fragrance 
ingredients shall not be required to be listed on the 
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labeling of the product except in the case of a fra-
grance that— 
‘‘(A) is a fragrance allergen; or 
‘‘(B) is not a fragrance allergen described 
in subsection (c)(2) but is present in the prod-
uct at a concentration at or above a level at 
which the Secretary determines that disclosure 
is necessary due to a safety concern or risk to 
human health. 
‘‘(2) ORDER OF LISTING OF COMPONENTS.— 
Components in the product shall be listed in order 
of the most predominant component by weight to the 
least predominant component by weight, except that 
components present in a quantity less than 1 per-
cent of the weight of the product may be listed in 
any order, after listing all components present in a 
quantity greater than or equal to 1 percent of the 
weight of the product. 
‘‘(3) NOMENCLATURE.—Components in the 
product shall be listed by standardized nomenclature 
or common chemical name. Component names 
should be sufficiently clear to allow for a user to 
identify a component. 
‘‘(4) LABELING REVISIONS.—The product label-
ing shall reflect any change, addition, or deletion to 
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the components of a product, or any relevant revi-
sion to a fragrance ingredient that affects the label-
ing requirements described in paragraph (1), not 
later than 18 months after such change, addition, 
deletion, or revision. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘component’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 820.3(c) of title 21, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regula-
tions), except that such term excludes— 
‘‘(A) the labeling of a finished product; 
‘‘(B) materials or substances that are con-
tained in elements or parts of the external 
packaging box, wrapper, pouches, and adhesive 
strip peels that are ancillary to the intended use 
of the finished product to collect menstruation 
and do not have more than transient contact 
with the human body; and 
‘‘(C) materials or substances that are not 
intended to be included as part of the finished, 
packaged, and labeled product. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘fragrance allergen’ means any 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) Amyl cinnamal. 
‘‘(B) Amylcinnamyl alcohol. 
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‘‘(C) Anisyl alcohol. 
‘‘(D) Benzyl alcohol. 
‘‘(E) Benzyl benzoate. 
‘‘(F) Benzyl cinnamate. 
‘‘(G) Benzyl salicylate. 
‘‘(H) Cinnamyl alcohol. 
‘‘(I) Cinnamaldehyde. 
‘‘(J) Citral. 
‘‘(K) Citronellol. 
‘‘(L) Coumarin. 
‘‘(M) Eugenol. 
‘‘(N) Farnesol. 
‘‘(O) Geraniol. 
‘‘(P) Hexyl cinnamaladehyde. 
‘‘(Q) Hydroxycitronellal. 
‘‘(R) 
Hydroxyisohexyl 
3-cyclohexene 
carboxaldehyde (HICC), (also known as Lyral). 
‘‘(S) Isoeugenol. 
‘‘(T) Lilial. 
‘‘(U) d-Limonene. 
‘‘(V) Linalool. 
‘‘(W) Methyl 2-octynoate. 
‘‘(X) g-Methylionone. 
‘‘(Y) Oak moss extract. 
‘‘(Z) Tree moss extract. 
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‘‘(AA) Any other fragrance allergen, as de-
termined by the Secretary, including based on 
the inclusion of the fragrance allergen on an 
authoritative list or compendium of such com-
pounds. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘fragrance ingredient’ means an 
intentionally added substance or complex mixture 
present in a menstrual product for which the sole 
purpose in the product is to impart an odor or scent, 
or to mask odor. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘menstrual product’ includes— 
‘‘(A) a cervical cap used to collect men-
strual flow; 
‘‘(B) a menstrual cup; 
‘‘(C) a scented, scented deodorized, or 
unscented menstrual pad or tampon; and 
‘‘(D) scented deodorized or unscented men-
strual underwear. 
‘‘(e) PREEMPTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) PREEMPTION
OF
NEW
STATE
AND 
LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.—Subject to paragraphs 
(2) and (3), no State or political subdivision of 
a State may establish, after the date of enact-
ment of the Menstrual Products Right To 
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Know Act of 2022, any requirement for the la-
beling of components subject to this section. 
‘‘(B) GRANDFATHERED STATE AND LOCAL 
REQUIREMENTS.—A State or political subdivi-
sion of a State may continue in effect any re-
quirement for the labeling of menstrual prod-
ucts subject to this section that is in full effect 
and implemented on the date of enactment of 
the Menstrual Products Right To Know Act of 
2022. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION OF EXEMPTION.—A State or 
political subdivision of a State wishing to establish 
a requirement to which preemption under paragraph 
(1)(A) applies may apply to the Secretary for an ex-
emption from the application of paragraph (1)(A) to 
such new State or local requirement, as described in 
section 521, and the Secretary may grant such an 
exemption, as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) SAVINGS.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to modify or otherwise affect, preempt, or 
displace any cause of action or State or Federal law 
creating a remedy for civil relief or criminal cause 
of action, whether statutory or based in common 
law.’’. 
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(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
Act shall apply with respect to products manufactured, 
and intended for introduction into interstate commerce, on 
or after the date that is 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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