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Cosmetic Ingredient Review Program Will Get 'Fresh Look' In 2018 – PCPC

 
• By Ryan Nelson

With federal legislation on the table to task FDA with cosmetic ingredient reviews and provide accredited third parties with the opportunity to inform the agency's assessment work, the Personal Care Products Council plans to give the industry-funded Cosmetic Ingredient Review program a "fresh look."

The Personal Care Products Council will give Cosmetic Ingredient Review a review of its own in 2018 as it works to get legislation passed that could marginalize the organization's safety assessment role.

At the trade group's annual meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., Mark Pollak, executive VP for strategic initiatives, noted during a...

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