Unilever Commits To Personal-Care Fragrance Disclosure; Who’s Next?
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Unilever’s announcement that it will disclose fragrance ingredients in personal-care products is a potential game-changer for the industry, representing a heretofore unseen level of transparency from a leading multinational.
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