Sen. Feinstein Plans Cosmetics Bill In Collaboration With Industry, NGOs
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Prospects for the developing draft bill are optimistic given the California democratic senator’s reputation for working “effectively across the aisle” and her receptivity to both industry and NGO stakeholders. Janet Nudelman, co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, says the legislation will pick up where negotiations between FDA and industry left off earlier in 2014.
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