DEVELOPMENTS
Health, Safety & Environment (OSHE)
Committee, Fragrance Creators encouraged
Health Canada to implement policies that
prioritize workers, Confidential Business
Information (CBI) protection, predictability,
and consumer choice as well as consistent
policy between the U.S. and Canada. On
April 18, 2018, Health Canada published
a final amendment to its notice, which
included a provision for confidential business
information as requested by the fragrance
industry.
Parliamentary Review
of CEPA 1999
The Canadian government is currently
performing a comprehensive review of the
provisions and operation of the Canadian
Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA
1999), as is required by section 343 of
the Act to be done every five years. The
Standing Committee on Environment and
Sustainable Development submitted its
report, “Healthy Environment, Healthy
Canadians, Healthy Economy: Strengthening
the Canadian Environmental Protection Act,
1999,” to the House of Commons. Fragrance
Creators is collaborating with CEPA Internal
Coordinating Group (CEPA- ICG) to analyze
the recommendations and provide feedback
to the government.
Cosmetics
Modernization
In coordination with our allied trades,
Fragrance Creators is working to shape
the five cosmetics measures pending at the
federal level. Fragrance Creators has taken
ownership over fragrance policy in the
House and Senate.
In the House, Representative Jan
Shakowsky (D-IL-9) introduced the Safe
Cosmetics and Personal Care Products
Act of 2018 (H.R. 6903) in September.
Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-
32) reintroduced The Safe Cosmetics
Modernization Act in 1Q17. However, he
lost his re-election bid and the legislation’s
future is unclear. While Congressmen
Frank Pallone (D-NJ-6) will not introduce
a bipartisan cosmetics bill this year,
Fragrance Creators communicates regularly
with key Energy & Commerce staff.
In the Senate, Senators Dianne Feinstein
(D-CA) and Susan Collins (R-ME)
reintroduced The Personal Care Products
Safety Act in 2Q17. Senator Orin Hatch (R-
UT) introduced The FDA Cosmetic Safety
and Modernization Act in 4Q17, which
does not specifically address fragrance.
Fragrance Creators has worked closely with
the Senate Committee on Health, Education
Labor & Pensions (HELP) as it develops the
bipartisan draft Modernization of Cosmetics
Regulation Act.
Regardless of sponsor or legislation,
Fragrance Creators will continue to advocate
for cosmetics proposals that include
preemption, sound science, CBI protection,
and trigger language clarifying when/if the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
would make inquires to fragrance houses. FN
UPCOMING EVENTS:
2019 Spring Dinner
April 17, New Jersey
2019 Golf Outing
June 17, New Jersey
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