PCPC Sets Global Priorities With Trade Group Collaboration
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Members from 12 cosmetic trade associations around the world attended The Personal Care Products Council’s Annual Meeting as the group shifts its focus to global collaboration on regulatory and business issues.
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