Pallone Proposes House Companion To PCPSA; Will 2017 Be The Year For Reform?
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Like the Personal Care Products Safety Act in the Senate, a bipartisan discussion draft from New Jersey congressmen Frank Pallone and Leonard Lance would require registration and fees from industry while giving FDA ingredient-review duties and recall authority. 2017 could be the year that cosmetics reform legislation goes the distance, but first the Senate will be holding a related hearing September 22.
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