EWG’s Mary Kay Initiative For The PCPSA: Tactical Blitz Or Hail Mary?
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The Environmental Working Group is targeting messaging to independent sales reps at Mary Kay’s annual seminar in an effort to rally support behind the Personal Care Products Safety Act. But Mary Kay’s beef with the proposed bill largely centers on federal preemption, an issue the Personal Care Products Council has suggested will likely drive reform negotiations in the 115th Congress.
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