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Stakeholders testify at "Building Consumer Confidence by Empowering FDA to Improve Cosmetic Safety" hearing.

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Happi Staff12.05.19

Not all of the testimony heard in Washington D.C. this week centered on impeachment. On Wednesday, Dec. 4, cosmetic industry stakeholders, EWG and FDA took part in a legislative hearing on “Building Consumer Confidence by Empowering FDA to Improve Cosmetic Safety.”

Witnesses witnesses included:
• Susan Mayne, Ph.D., director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration
• M. Isabelle Chaudry, J.D., senior policy manager, National Women's Health Network
• Scott Farber, senior vice president, government affairs, Environmental Working Group
• Leigh O'Donnell, executive director, The Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild
• Gregg Renfrew, founder and CEO of Beautycounter, LLC

You can watch the testimony here.

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