Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am introducing bipartisan legislation with Senator Collins today to improve safety standards on products that affect every single American household. Most people assume that the personal care products they use every day, whether it is shampoo or shaving cream, lotion or make-up, hair dye or deodorant, have up-to-date Federal oversight. In reality, however, the Food and Drug Administration's authority to do so is sorely outdated. In fact, even though research continues to better inform us on the safety of ingredients used in products that we absorb through our bodies, skin and even our nails, regulation of these ingredients have not kept up and little has changed over the past eight decades on how we conduct oversight of these products. It is time to modernize our safety oversight and correct this problem. Over the last several years, Senator Collins and I have worked with a wide group of stakeholders that represent both industry and consumer groups. Together, we have drafted the Personal Care Products Safety Act with the support of many companies, health experts, and consumer organizations to put commonsense measures in place. One of the most critical components of this legislation is a process for the FDA to review the safety of ingredients in personal care products. The FDA may limit the quantity of an ingredient, require specific screening protocol to ensure dangerous contaminants aren't present, or require warning labels when needed to alert consumers.…”