Posted by katherinecorkill on April 2, 2013 · 18 Comments and 0 Reactions
Facing More Over Regulation, Yet Again
The Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2013 legislation is simply a new premise added onto an old Bill revisiting my industry once again. These proposals have been rewritten so many times the past few years, I have lost count and basically was so sick and tired of the whole process for the most part, after putting in many hours of research and participation to stop it since it was initiated back in ’08, I withdrew from the whole process for a time.
The many different versions fortunately, were so onerous to small manufacturers and with the overreaching regs without scientific evidence to back up the claims offered, it simply couldn’t hold any ground for legislators thus far, especially during our economic downturn.
But once again, Jan Schakowsky (D. Ill) and Edward Markey (D. Mass.) are attempting to revive legislation that has been defeated before by creating more regulation based on “no” science evidence but merely, supposition, theory and what we call the “precautionary principal.” If we suspect harm, we must ban!
In this newest piece of legislation, these two state Reps are claiming, “it will close major loopholes in the federal law that allows companies to use ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products known to damage human health and the environment.”
Show Me The Science Please! ....To Read More......
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