IL bill could require diaper ingredients transparency for consumers

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A new bill in Springfield could help protect adults, parents and small children who may be allergic to diaper ingredients.

The proposal would require each package or box of diapers sold in Illinois to include a printed list of all ingredients for consumers.

Sponsors said the Attorney General or the local state's attorney could enforce this change and collect civil penalties from companies that violate the policy.

"We will be having a runoff period for packaging currently on the shelves," said Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (D-Northbrook). "The order that the ingredients [are] listed is from most to least with the exception that the very small 1% elements can be whatever order as it becomes hard to distinguish at that level."

This plan passed out of the House Judiciary Civil Committee on a partisan 13-7 vote Wednesday. The measure now moves to the House floor for further consideration.