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Introduced
01/13/2025
01/13/2025
In Committee
01/24/2025
01/24/2025
Crossed Over
04/23/2025
04/23/2025
Passed
Dead
06/16/2025
06/16/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to chemicals in consumer products; amending s. 499.003, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “drug”; defining the term “vaccine or vaccine material”; amending s. 499.007, F.S.; deeming a drug misbranded if it is a food containing a vaccine or vaccine material, but its label does not include specified information; creating s. 499.0095, F.S.; defining terms; requiring that, beginning on a specified date, cosmetics manufactured, sold, offered or distributed for sale, or distributed for use in this state provide notice of specified added ingredients on a website that is created and maintained by the cosmetics manufacturer and made available to the public regarding such added ingredients; prohibiting, by a specified date, cosmetics that release formaldehyde from being manufactured, sold, offered or distributed for sale, or distributed for use in this state, unless it is a natural byproduct with no functional or technical purpose; providing an exception; providing construction; providing penalties and remedies; providing applicability; authorizing the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to adopt rules; amending s. 500.03, F.S.; defining the term “messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine” or “mRNA vaccine”; amending s. 500.04, F.S.; prohibiting the use of fruits and vegetables to deliver an mRNA vaccine; amending s. 500.11, F.S.; deeming a food misbranded if it contains a vaccine or vaccine material, but its label does not include specified information; amending ss. 499.01 and 499.05, F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill addresses multiple aspects of chemical regulations in consumer products, focusing on vaccines, food, and cosmetics in Florida. It expands the definition of "drug" to include food containing vaccines, and requires specific labeling for such products, mandating that labels clearly state the presence of vaccine or vaccine material. Beginning July 1, 2026, the bill requires cosmetics manufacturers to provide public notice on their websites about certain added chemicals, including ortho-phthalates, PFAS, formaldehyde, mercury, and other specific substances. The bill also prohibits cosmetics that release formaldehyde unless it is a natural byproduct with no technical purpose. Additionally, the legislation defines mRNA vaccines and explicitly prohibits using fruits and vegetables as delivery mechanisms for such vaccines. The bill requires food and cosmetic products containing vaccines to have clear labeling indicating their classification as a drug, and provides retailers a one-year grace period to sell existing stock that does not comply with the new requirements. Violations of these provisions will be subject to penalties under existing Florida law, and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is authorized to adopt rules to implement these new requirements, with the entire act set to take effect on July 1, 2025.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (2)
Other Sponsors (3)
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Senate), Regulated Industries (Senate), Rules (Senate)
Last Action
Died in Messages (on 06/16/2025)
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