Hearing: "Building Consumer Confidence by Empowering FDA to Improve Cosmetic Safety"

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 (10:00 AM - 2:00 PM)

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Washington, D.C.
This is a legislative hearing.

Witnesses

Panel one

Dr. Susan Mayne Ph.D.
Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Panel two

Ms. M. Isabelle Chaudry J.D.
Senior Policy Manager, National Women's Health Network

Mr. Scott Faber J.D.
Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Environmental Working Group

Ms. Leigh O'Donnell
Executive Director, The Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild

Ms. Gregg Renfrew
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Beautycounter, LLC

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 4296, "Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019" [PDF] Added 08/16/2022 at 11:46 AM
  • H.R. 5279, the "Cosmetic Safety Enhancement Act of 2019" [PDF] Added 08/16/2022 at 11:46 AM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Briefing Memo [PDF]
  • Document for the Record - Letter from FDA Regarding Safety of Imported Cosmetics (2017) [PDF] Added 09/14/2022 at 04:12 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from FDA Regarding Safety of Imported Cosmetics (2019) [PDF] Added 09/14/2022 at 04:12 PM
  • Document for the Record - Statement of OMB Burden for FDA Forms 2511 and 2512 [PDF] Added 09/14/2022 at 04:12 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from Public Citizen et al Regarding Chemicals in Cosmetics [PDF] Added 09/14/2022 at 04:12 PM
  • Document for the Record - Statement from Natural Products Association [PDF] Added 09/14/2022 at 04:12 PM
  • Document for the Record - Statement from Revlon, Inc. [PDF] Added 09/14/2022 at 04:12 PM
  • Document for the Record - Report on Concerns with Baby Powder and J&J focusing marketing on minority and overweight women [PDF] Added 09/14/2022 at 04:12 PM

Hearing Record

  • Preliminary Unedited Hearing Transcript [PDF] Added 10/09/2020 at 01:33 PM

First Published: December 2, 2019 at 03:55 PM
Last Updated: September 14, 2022 at 04:12 PM