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Statement by the Personal Care Products Council on the Personal Care Products Safety Act
Washington, D.C. – “The Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) and our member companies are united in our longstanding commitment to work with all stakeholders to modernize federal regulatory oversight of cosmetics and personal care products. We appreciate Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) for their leadership in introducing a bill that highlights the importance of modernizing the U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration’s (FDA) regulatory framework for cosmetics and personal care products.
“We look forward to working with members of Congress to enact bipartisan, comprehensive cosmetics regulatory reform. As part of our ongoing commitment toward this goal, PCPC and our member companies created a set of principles to guide legislative action, many of which mirror consumer protections applied to other products regulated by the FDA. Our member companies support a national standard that maintains the continued safety of our products while providing the FDA with additional regulatory authority over our industry.
“While we firmly believe in the safety of our products, we also believe that well-crafted, science-based reforms will enhance our industry’s ability to innovate and further strengthen consumer confidence in the products they trust and use every day. The current patchwork regulatory approach with varying state bills does not achieve this goal.
“We look forward to working with Sens. Feinstein and Collins, the leadership of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and key stakeholders to create a modern regulatory system for the personal care sector.”
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Founded in 1894, the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) is the voice and advocate for 600 member companies representing the $450 billion global cosmetics and personal care products industry. PCPC’s members represent approximately 90% of the U.S. beauty industry and are some of the most beloved and trusted brands in beauty and personal care today. As manufacturers, distributers and suppliers of a diverse range of products millions of consumers rely on every day – from sunscreens, toothpaste and shampoo to moisturizer, makeup and fragrance – PCPC’s member companies are global leaders committed to safety, quality and innovation.
