I started out today talking about how years ago, with Congressmen Dingell, John Dingell, and Waxman, we had this all-in-one bill that covered food, cosmetics, drugs, and everything...
Yet FDA has shared with me that the agency physically examined only 5,564 of them.
I want to thank you for being here today to discuss cosmetics reform and the need to modernize the FDA's authorities.
I also understand that my colleagues and industry stakeholders still would like to see preemption language added to this legislation.
These are all giant gaps in consumer safety that we have to address.
Consumers today assume that the cosmetic products they purchase are safe and appropriately regulated, but, unfortunately, that isn't always ...
The Cosmetic Safety Enhancement Act empowers FDA by giving it the authority to issue mandatory product recalls...
I don't think that is acceptable, but unless we equip FDA with the tools and resources the agency needs, we are going to continue to see fri...
The truth is that Congress has not updated FDA's authority to regulate the multibillion-dollar cosmetic industry in over 80 years.
I understand the moral issues that many people have with animal testing.
Cosmetics should be safe for consumers, but a retiree who makes cosmetics in his or her living room or home shop as a hobby... would have to...