Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introduces the FDA Cosmetic Safety and Modernization Act with the Personal Care Products Council's backing. The Environmental Working Group is opposed to the proposal, which falls considerably short of the draft Personal Care Products Safety Act, but the bill could unite big and small business, which were divided in the previous Congress with respect to regulatory reform legislation.
The draft FDA Cosmetic Safety and Modernization Act would require cosmetics companies to register facilities, report serious adverse events and comply with mandatory good manufacturing practices, but it lacks provisions that have made the Personal Care Products Safety Act the favored proposal for regulatory reform among consumer advocacy groups.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introduced the bill Oct. 25.