ICMAD Rebrands As Independent Beauty Association Ahead Of Annual FDA Regulations Workshop

IBA’s name change refines its identity as the representative of the independent and entrepreneurial beauty industry, according to the trade organization’s announcement. The group’s FDA Cosmetics Regulation Workshop, held annually since 1983 in cooperation with the FDA, will be virtual in 2020.

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The Independent Beauty Association – until recently the Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors (ICMAD) – will host its annual FDA Cosmetics Regulations Workshop virtually on 29 September.

The half-day event will feature US Food and Drug Administration officials Linda Katz, director of the Office of Cosmetics and Colors, and Theresa Michele, director of the Division of Nonprescription Drug Products, speaking on cosmetics regulatory developments and OTC drug monograph reform, respectively

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