NPA Seeks “Seat At The Table” In Drafting Cosmetics Legislation In 2013

07 Jan 2013

• By Lauren Nardella

The Natural Products Association’s Cara Welch, senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs, speaks with “The Rose Sheet” about the trade group’s plans to work closely with legislators to draft language in bills impacting the cosmetics industry.

Legislation to tighten cosmetics oversight in the U.S. is likely to resurface in the 113th Congress, and the Natural Products Association aims to have a voice in shaping bill language.

Over the past six months, the trade association has been familiarizing itself with proposed regulatory changes and soliciting feedback from...