{"id":1658,"date":"2026-09-03T14:37:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/cosmetics-personal-care-products-west\/?page_id=1658"},"modified":"2026-09-03T14:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:38:02","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/cosmetics-personal-care-products-west\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\r\nh4 {\r\n    margin-top: 48px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.faq-section {\r\n    max-width: 1000px;\r\n    margin: 0 auto;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.faq-item {\r\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;\r\n    padding: 22px 0 20px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.faq-question {\r\n    cursor: pointer;\r\n    font-weight: normal;\r\n    position: relative;\r\n    padding-right: 30px;\r\n    font-size: 18px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.faq-question::after {\r\n    content: \"+\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    right: 0;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    font-size: 16px;\r\n    color: #a3a3a3;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.faq-question sup {\r\n    color: #a3a3a3;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.faq-item.active .faq-question::after {\r\n    content: \"\u2212\";\r\n}\r\n\r\n.faq-answer {\r\n    display: none;\r\n    margin-top: 24px;\r\n    margin-bottom: 24px;\r\n    padding-right: 30px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.faq-item.active .faq-answer {\r\n    display: block;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-12 col-lg-8 col-xl-7\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"faq-section\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\r\n    <div class=\"faq-question\">Who organizes this conference?<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n        The conference is organized by the American Conference Institute (ACI), a C5 Group company. ACI produces business intelligence conferences and roundtables for senior decision-makers across regulated industries.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\r\n    <div class=\"faq-question\">What is the conference about?<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n        ACI\u2019s 4th Annual West Coast Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics &#038; Personal Care Products is a one-day forum that focuses on the legal, regulatory, compliance, litigation, product safety, marketing, data privacy, and brand-protection issues affecting cosmetics and personal care companies in the United States. The 2026 program emphasizes state-driven regulation, California packaging requirements, claims substantiation, retailer standards, AI-related risks, beauty-and-wellness claims, and emerging product liability and intellectual property challenges.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\r\n    <div class=\"faq-question\">Where and when will the conference take place?<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n        The conference will take place on October 7, 2026, at Marines\u2019 Memorial Club &#038; Hotel, 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California 94102. The program begins with continental networking breakfast and registration at 7:30 a.m. and concludes at 5:30 p.m.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\r\n    <div class=\"faq-question\">Who should attend?<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n        The program is designed for in-house counsel and legal professionals responsible for FDA and regulatory matters, advertising and promotion, intellectual property, patents and trademarks, licensing, and business development. It is also relevant for officers, directors, and executives in regulatory affairs, quality assurance, research and development, business development, product safety, marketing, and compliance, as well as law firm attorneys serving the cosmetics and personal care industry.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\r\n    <div class=\"faq-question\">Which industries are represented?<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n        The conference centers on cosmetics, personal care, and beauty, with a speaker faculty and session content spanning consumer products, retail and e-commerce, legal services, and regulatory and compliance advisory. Sessions also address the growing overlap between beauty, wellness, dietary supplements, and emerging longevity-focused products.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\r\n    <div class=\"faq-question\">What topics are typically covered?<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n        Key topics include:\r\n        <ul>\r\n            <li>California, Washington, and Oregon regulatory developments<\/li>\r\n            <li>PFAS and ingredient restrictions<\/li>\r\n            <li>California\u2019s SB 54, SB 343, packaging EPR and recyclability<\/li>\r\n            <li>Claims substantiation and NAD challenges<\/li>\r\n            <li>\u201cClean\u201d, \u201cnatural\u201d, and environmental marketing claims<\/li>\r\n            <li>Product liability and consumer class actions<\/li>\r\n            <li>Retailer compliance expectations<\/li>\r\n            <li>AI, data privacy and intellectual property<\/li>\r\n            <li>Longevity and GLP-1-related beauty claims<\/li>\r\n            <li>Protection against dupes, decants, counterfeits, and look-alikes<\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\r\n    <div class=\"faq-question\">What will attendees learn?<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n        Attendees will gain practical strategies for managing overlapping state requirements, aligning packaging and marketing claims with California rules, strengthening claims substantiation, and preparing for product liability and consumer litigation. The program also examines how to manage retailer expectations, evaluate AI-related privacy and disclosure risks, distinguish cosmetic, supplement, and drug claims, and protect brands in a copycat marketplace.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\r\n    <div class=\"faq-question\">What types of experts typically speak at this conference?<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n        The speaker faculty includes in-house legal and regulatory leaders from beauty and consumer-product companies, retailer safety and compliance professionals, product claims and clinical specialists, AI and digital innovation leaders, intellectual property professionals, regulatory consultants, and experienced law firm attorneys. The broader conference community also includes regulators, industry associations, and self-regulatory professionals when relevant to the program.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\r\n    <div class=\"faq-question\">Which organizations are represented on the faculty?<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n        The 2026 faculty includes professionals from Dr. Squatch LLC, Amazon.com Inc., Innovative Beauty Group (IBG), John Paul Mitchell Systems, growve, Sephora, Vogue Regulatory, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, VGC LLP, Dentons US LLP, Sidley Austin LLP, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader International LLP, Covington &#038; Burling LLP, Farella Braun + Martel LLP, Morgan Lewis LLP, and Amin Wasserman Gurnani.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\r\n    <div class=\"faq-question\">What networking opportunities are typically available?<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n        Networking is built into the program through the continental breakfast and registration period, a morning networking coffee break, and a networking lunch. Past editions have also included smaller-group benchmarking and discussion formats, with networking features varying by year.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\r\n    <div class=\"faq-question\">Are group discounts available?<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n        Yes. Teams from the same organization or firm that register together in one transaction receive a 10% conference discount for 4\u20138 attendees and a 15% conference discount for 9\u201312 attendees; groups of more than 12 should call 888-224-2480. Groups of 1\u20133 do not receive a group discount.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\r\n    <div class=\"faq-question\">What is the cancellation policy?<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n        For in-person registrations, cancellations received 11 or more days before the conference start date are eligible for either a full credit memo or a full refund. Cancellations received 0\u201310 days before the conference start date are not eligible for a refund, and all cancellations must be submitted in writing to <a href=\"mailto:CustomerService@AmericanConference.com\">CustomerService@AmericanConference.com<\/a>.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\r\n    <div class=\"faq-question\">What hotel accommodations are available?<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n        ACI has arranged a limited number of rooms at a negotiated rate at Marines\u2019 Memorial Club &#038; Hotel. To request the conference rate, contact the hotel directly and quote \u201cECWESTCOAST26\u201d; the guest room block cut-off date is September 4, 2026, and availability and rates are not guaranteed after that date or once the block fills.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\r\n    <div class=\"faq-question\">Are CLE, CPD, or CME credits available?<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n        CLE accreditation is available for this program. ACI certifies approval by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board and the State Bar of California, and accreditation will be sought in other jurisdictions requested by registrants that have continuing education requirements. 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