ICMAD: Small Business Looks To Pull Off Preemption Balancing Act
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
National uniformity in cosmetics regulation remains a top legislative priority for the Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors. At the same time, the small business trade association acknowledges that compromise will likely be needed to balance state rights with the streamlined certainty that a strong national standard would provide for industry.
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