Pallone/Lance Cosmetics Proposal Leaves Preemption Blanks To Be Filled

The New Jersey congressmen are still working on language regarding a key challenge facing cosmetics legislation. There is still no consensus among stakeholders on whether and to what extent states should be barred from imposing regulations on cosmetic companies that differ from or add to federal requirements.

The Senate’s proposed Personal Care Products Safety Act now has a companion bill largely sketched in the House, with strong interest among lawmakers and cosmetic stakeholders in hitting the ground running in 2017, but all parties are still hammering away at how federal preemption should be addressed.

Both the PCPSA, S. 1014, and the near-identical discussion draft released Sept. 14 by New Jersey Reps. Frank Pallone, D,...

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