Accurate Labeling of Menstrual Products Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5916
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2016-07-18
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation

Health technology, devices, supplies

Sex and reproductive health

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Accurate Labeling of Menstrual Products Act of 2016</b></p> This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require menstrual cups, menstrual pads, tampons, and therapeutic vaginal douche apparatuses to include a list of ingredients on the label.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5916 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2016 Ms. Meng (for herself and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York ) 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 require the label on certain menstrual products to include an ingredient list, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accurate Labeling of Menstrual Products Act of 2016 . 2. Labeling requirement for menstrual products (a) In general Section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 352 ) is amended by inserting at the end the following: (dd) If it is an obstetrical and gynecological device described in section 884.5400, 884.5425, 884.5435, 884.5460, 884.5470, or 884.5900 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), unless it bears a label listing the name of each ingredient or component of the device in order of the most predominant ingredient or component to the least predominant ingredient or component. . (b) Date of application The amendment made by subsection (a) applies only with respect to a device manufactured more than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.