In Brief: FDA Requests Cosmetics User Fees; Walmart On Ingredient Disclosure
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The Obama Administration’s proposed budget for fiscal 2015 includes $19 million to be derived from cosmetics user fees. Walmart offers more detail on its Policy for Sustainable Chemistry in Consumables. More news in brief.
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