Yesterday, the Safe Cosmetics Act was introduced into the House of Representatives. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is one of the biggest pushers of this bill that will “overhaul the law that allows chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, or other illnesses in the products we use on our bodies every day.”
While on paper this sounds like a way to flush out the bad beauty perpetrators in the personal care industry, there is much criticism about this bill from the beauty industry.
This new bill, as best as I can decipher, would regulate the cosmetic industry by forcing companies to provide much more information to the FDA about their ingredients, safety data assessments and full company/product details.
The bill would also set up a database for cosmetic ingredients through the FDA. Those ingredients would then be classified into three categories – prohibited, restricted and safe without limits.
Again, all great on paper, right? Well the Personal Care Products Council says not in reality. The PCPC says the Act is ‘not based on credible and established scientific principles.’
In a statement from the PCPC, this new Act would put a huge if not impossible burden on the FDA, creating a regulatory structure for cosmetics that is greater than any other FDA regulated category – including food or drugs.
This bill is long, vaguely defined and full of lengthy, perplexing language. Please check out this other pieces on the legislation and let me know what you think. This is a huge deal for us small beauty businesses………
- FDA Law Blog
- The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 has been introduced
- Safe Cosmetics Act 2010
- Essential U Blog
What’s your verdict?
Tags: Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, FDA, personal care products, Safe Cosmetics Act
