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PCPC Expands Safety Focus To Answer Growing Environmental Concerns

 
• By Lauren Nardella

The Personal Care Products Council is no stranger to risk assessment to support ingredients’ safety for consumers, but with environmental concerns on the rise, the group is working to develop tools for addressing that side of the safety equation. “We are going to have to have a strong risk assessment method to defend the ingredients that you all really need,” says PCPC’s Chief Scientist Beth Jonas.

The Personal Care Products Council is increasingly focused on addressing concerns about cosmetic ingredients’ environmental impacts, with lawmakers taking a growing interest in regulating perceived risks.

At the trade association’s annual meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., Chief Scientist Beth Jonas noted that cosmetics manufacturers are well-acquainted...

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