House Cosmetics Bill Seeks Broad Federal Preemption, Revised 'Cosmetic' Definition

A bill introduced in the House Nov. 18 would preempt state regulations governing safe cosmetic ingredient use and health-related labeling requirements, such as those under California's Prop 65 law, and revise the "cosmetic" definition under federal law to allow for limited use of structure/function claims.

The newly introduced Safe Cosmetics Modernization Act would impose new registration and reporting requirements on manufacturers, but in exchange their state-level regulatory woes would dissipate, the safety of CIR-approved ingredients would be formally recognized and structure/function claims for cosmetic products would be fair game.

Introduced in the US House Nov. 18 by Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, a 10-term congressman who chairs the House Rules...

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