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Colorado Safe Personal Care Products Act

Small Business Owners: Embrace Your Legislative Advocacy Power!

March 4, 2010

For those who may be new here, I am the president of the Indie Beauty Network, a trade organization representing small manufacturers of soaps, cosmetics, candles, fragrances and aromatherapy products. IBN members also make confectionery products and jewelry, and many members provide services to the companies that make products. I am an attorney (though not [...]

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Bad Science and Bad Public Policy Combine to Defeat Colorado Safe Personal Care Products Act

March 1, 2010

Today, I listened to the live testimony given in support of and in opposition to the Colorado Safe Personal Care Products Act (HB 10-1248). I am told that an audio recording of the testimony will be made publicly available by the Colorado legislature and if so, I will post it when it becomes available. Although [...]

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Colorado Cosmetics: Template Letter You Can Edit And Use

February 26, 2010

As you know, I have been blogging the past few days in my capacity as the leader of IBN about the Colorado Safe Personal Care Products Act. Below is the text of a draft template you can use to send a letter to the Colorado legislature voicing your opposition to the Colorado Safe Personal Care [...]

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Costly Confusion in Colorado: The Bubble Bill

February 25, 2010

A few days ago, I told you about the Colorado Safe Personal Care Products Act, which purports to seek to protect people in Colorado from substances in cosmetics that “cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.” I do not like cancer and I do not want children, born or unborn, to be subject to unnecessary hazards. But [...]

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Oppose the Colorado Safe Personal Care Products Act

February 23, 2010

In November, I shared my views as leader of IBN on the FDA Globalization Act of 2009. This post was followed by a second trip to Washington, DC to meet with Food & Drug Administration (FDA) officials and staffers in the House Energy & Commerce Committee. I have also shared my views on President Obama’s [...]

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