Could Cosmetic Modernization Bill Jumpstart Anti-Aging Skin Care?
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The Cosmetic Modernization Amendments of 2015, which could be relaunching imminently, had no shortage of industry-friendly provisions, but one proposal could be of particular interest to anti-aging skin-care marketers faced with slumping consumer demand – revision of the “cosmetic” definition under federal law to allow for limited structure/function claims.
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