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Cosmetics ‘Are Not Risk-Free’; FDA Committed to Modernizing Regs – Commish Gottlieb

 
• By Ryan Nelson and Lauren Nardella

FDA is committed to working with Congress to update cosmetics regulations and its related authorities, as “we have not been able to expand the scope of what we’re able to do commensurate with the expansion and the scope of this industry,” Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told House appropriators Feb. 26.

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FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb acknowledged Feb. 26 that the agency is challenged in its efforts to oversee the cosmetics industry, whose growth has outpaced FDA’s limited resources and authorities.

Addressing the House Appropriations Committee’s FDA-focused subcommittee, Gottlieb affirmed that the agency has a relatively small budget and team dedicated to cosmetics – less than $8m in funding and...

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