Senate Health Committee To Move On Cosmetics; News In Brief
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Cosmetics reform legislation is slated for markup April 18, according to Senate Health Committee leadership. In other news, ECHA continues working to support 2018 REACH registrants, and IFRA North America names a new chief regulatory scientist and communications director.
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