Unfortunately, we're also at the mercy of a self -
regulated cosmetics industry that forces many of us to be exposed to vast quantities of chemicals over the course of a lifetime.
1938 was the last year a federal law was passed
regulating the cosmetic industry.
But I do have an issue with the desired action urged — legislation to
regulate the cosmetic industry based upon the precautionary principle.
Not exact matches
The FDA has only limited say in what
cosmetics manufacturers can and can not put into their products; the
cosmetics industry has essentially been
regulating itself for some three decades, and would like to keep it that way
And the
cosmetics industry has essentially been
regulating itself for some three decades, and would like to keep it that way.
In response to failed efforts in the 1970s to force the FDA to
regulate cosmetics more like drugs — with required pre-market safety assessments — the industry decided to take matters into its own hands, creating the Cosmetics Industry Review Panel to judge the safety of various ing
cosmetics more like drugs — with required pre-market safety assessments — the
industry decided to take matters into its own hands, creating the Cosmetics Industry Review Panel to judge the safety of various ingr
industry decided to take matters into its own hands, creating the
Cosmetics Industry Review Panel to judge the safety of various ing
Cosmetics Industry Review Panel to judge the safety of various ingr
Industry Review Panel to judge the safety of various ingredients.
The term natural doesn't mean much because in the food, skin care, and
cosmetics industries, the term is not adequately
regulated or quantifiable.
Niacinamide is also allowed in European
cosmetics, which is a hearty stamp of approval because the beauty
industry is
regulated.
I learned that the chemical and
cosmetic industries in the US are barely
regulated — that companies can use just about any ingredient they want without proving safety first.