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Safe Cosmetic Act Re-Introduced in Congress

New bill is in the House of Representatives.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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They’re back! Lawmakers are calling for new regulations for the U.S. cosmetics industry. Last week, Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc. introduced the Safe Cosmetics Act to the House which would give the FDA the power to regulate chemicals in cosmetics. The act would require that these companies phase out chemicals linked to cancer and birth defects, require complete ingredients lists, and create health and safety standards for cosmetics. “The...

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