Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association
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Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA) was founded in 1894 as the Manufacturing Perfumers' Association and was renamed to the American Manufacturers of Toilet Articles (AMTA) in 1922; in 1970 the association adopted the name Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association. In November 2007, the name was changed to the Personal Care Products Council. Mark Pollak was named interim President in the wake of President Pam Bailey's resignation in December 2008.
in the months before the vote on Senate Bill 484 (California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005
) to attempt to prevent the bill from passing.
and International Center for Technology Assessment
filed a formal petition with the Food and Drug Administration
for better monitoring and regulating of products containing harmful
nanoparticles and stated they would sue if the FDA does not take adequate action in 180 days. CTFA vice president spoke out against the petition and stated, "I don't think there's anything to worry about ... All of the safety questions have been answered [in previous studies]."
Company structure
The company has five main departments:- Science Department: research and development.
- Legislative Departments: state and federal lobbying.
- International Department: communication, changes in cosmetic regulation and anti-counterfeiting.
- Legal Department: takes appropriate against court decisions and regulatory agencies.
- Public Affairs Department: monitors media and distributes information to the media.
California Safe Cosmetics Act
CTFA reportedly spent over $600,000 on lobbyists in SacramentoSacramento
Sacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...
in the months before the vote on Senate Bill 484 (California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005
California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005
California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005 is a state law that requires cosmetics manufacturers that sell products in the U.S. state of California to label any ingredient that is on state or federal lists of chemicals that cause cancer or birth defects, demands manufacturers to supply any health...
) to attempt to prevent the bill from passing.
Nanotechnology safety concerns
In 2006, Friends of the EarthFriends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth International is an international network of environmental organizations in 76 countries.FOEI is assisted by a small secretariat which provides support for the network and its agreed major campaigns...
and International Center for Technology Assessment
International Center for Technology Assessment
The International Center for Technology Assessment is a U.S. non-profit bi-partisan organization, based in Washington, D.C.. ICTA aims to provide the public with full assessments and analyses of technological impacts on society...
filed a formal petition with the Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...
for better monitoring and regulating of products containing harmful
Nanotoxicology
Nanotoxicology is the study of the toxicity of nanomaterials. Because of quantum size effects and large surface area to volume ratio, nanomaterials have unique properties compared with their larger counterparts....
nanoparticles and stated they would sue if the FDA does not take adequate action in 180 days. CTFA vice president spoke out against the petition and stated, "I don't think there's anything to worry about ... All of the safety questions have been answered [in previous studies]."
External links
- Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association from SourceWatchSourceWatchSourceWatch is an internet wiki site that is a collaborative project of the liberal Center for Media and Democracy...
- A Debate Between Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Founder and Cosmetics Industry Spokesperson - video report by Democracy Now!Democracy Now!Democracy Now! and its staff have received several journalism awards, including the Gracie Award from American Women in Radio & Television; the George Polk Award for its 1998 radio documentary Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship, on the Chevron Corporation and the deaths of...