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Cosmetics Stakeholders Race To Hitch Reform Provisions To FDA User-Fee Bills

 
• By Lauren Nardella

The Personal Care Products Council says consensus has nearly been reached between industry and consumer advocates on cosmetics reform provisions they hope to attach to FDA user-fee legislation. The groups must produce broadly supported, noncontroversial language by mid-March in order to have a shot at inclusion in the critical reauthorization bills, which typically pass well in advance of October deadlines.

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Getting all major stakeholder camps to agree by mid-March on terms for a cosmetics regulatory update – a subject of much contention in recent years – may be a tall order.

But the Personal Care Products Council sees an opportunity in pending user-fee legislation that must be enacted by Oct

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