‘It's Not Sustainable For Companies To Reformulate For One State’ – PCPC’s Karin Ross

Legislator education is key to checking state bills that overreach, says Ross, executive VP of government affairs at the Personal Care Products Council, discussing the rising tide of US state bills aimed at restricting ingredient use.

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The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act overhauled how cosmetics are regulated at the federal level but left the door open for states to impose their own restrictions on ingredients, and state legislators are using that opening to push bills that go beyond the prohibitions laid out in MOCRA.

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