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HSC §111791.5: For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authoritative body” means any agency or formally organized program or group recognized pursuant to Section 12306 of

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For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authoritative body” means any agency or formally organized program or group recognized pursuant to Section 12306 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations as being authoritative for the purpose of identifying chemicals that cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. (b) “Chemical identified as causing cancer or reproductive toxicity” means a chemical identified pursuant to Section 25249.8 or identified by an authoritative body as any of the following: (1) A substance listed as known or reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen in a National Toxicology Report on carcinogens. (2) A substance given an overall carcinogenicity evaluation of Group 1, Group 2A, or Group 2B by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. (3) A substance identified as a Group A, Group B1, or Group B2 carcinogen, or as a known or likely carcinogen by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. (4) A substance identified as having some or clear evidence of adverse developmental, male reproductive, or female reproductive toxicity effects in a report by an expert panel of the National Toxicology Program’s Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction. (c) “Division” means the Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control within the State Department of Health Services. (d) “Ingredient” has the same meaning as that term is defined in subdivision (e) of Section 700.3 of Part 700 of Chapter 1 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations and does not include any incidental ingredient as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 701.3 of Part 701 of Chapter 1 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (e) “Manufacturer” means any person whose name appears on the label of a cosmetic product pursuant to the requirements of Section 701.12 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

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