Sen. Murray ‘Watching Closely’ For US FDA To Implement, Enforce Cosmetics Regulatory Reform

Senate HELP chair Patty Murray says she will ensure FDA implements cosmetics reform correctly and “effectively” uses enforcement tools. EWG exec says previous standards didn’t address “chronic harm caused by a known carcinogen like benzene.”

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Sen. Patty Murray marked the passage of cosmetic manufacturing regulatory reforms she promoted by vowing to ensure the law is appropriately implemented and enforced and to provide the US Food and Drug Administration with funding to support the work.

Murray, a key proponent of the legislation as Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee chair, said during a briefing on...

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