(CNN) – Say goodbye to your exfoliating shower gel. Those tiny plastic microbeads you have been rubbing on your face are now outlawed in the United States. President Obama signed a bipartisan bill that prohibits selling and distributing products containing microbeads. The bill is intended to protect the nation’s waterways. [Read More]
Featured Discussion:
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Mapping Legal and Regulatory Enforcement Activity at the State Level Challenging Cosmetic and Personal Care Products Companies
- Myra Irizarry Director of Government Affairs Professional Beauty Association (Scottsdale, AZ)
- Understanding how consumer involvement and interest in the ingredients impacts the cosmetics industry
- Responding to consumer pressure to phase out certain ingredients and chemicals without legislative action
- Analyzing state legislation introduced and passed in 2015
- Reviewing the state of microbead bans across the nation
- Comprehending the various definitions of a microbead in the different states and regions
- Preparing for potential rigorous enforcement from the states on the nail salon industry, including further regulation of ingredients used in nail polishes