FDA Globalization Act of 2008**Will you please sign our Indie Beauty Network petition?**
http://www.indiebusinessblog.com/indie_business/2008/06/stop-the-fda-gl.html
To sign the petition, scroll to the bottom of the page and fill in your information. To hear our Indie Beauty Network position, you can listen to the video by our president, Donna Maria Coles Johnson.
Our president, Donna Maria Coles Johnson, and several members of the Indie Beauty Network have already met with Congress. Obviously, Congress and the FDA were not aware that there is a cottage industry of cosmetic makers in the US or they would not have proposed such exorbitant fees for small businesses. Many of us make our living creating unique, made-by-hand products with natural ingredients rather than an onslaught of chemicals mixed in vats by machine. In general, we don't make a lot of money because our work is labor intensive and we use quality ingredients that are expensive. We do this because it is important to us to have a choice, we value our health, and we love what we do. Our purpose is to make a safe product.
Like the pesticide industry, we may be given a list of FDA-approved ingredients that we can use. Just to let you know what I think about that, I would never use FD&C colors in my products. FD&C colors are colors considered safe by the FDA for use in food, drugs, and cosmetics; most of the colors are derived from coal tar and must be certified by the FDA not to contain more than 10ppm of lead and arsenic; certification does not address any harmful effects these colors may have on the body; most coal tar colors are potential carcinogens, may contain carcinogenic contaminants, and cause allergic reactions.
As our IBN president points out, "The existing laws have allowed free entry into this industry. Small businesses have been able to thrive and make significant contributions to the industry. We want to operate without unduly prohibitive fees and regulations. We support a vibrant, robust marketplace where consumers have choices."
This treatise was powered by dark chocolate & Yogi chai black tea.
Diane Seago AtkinsDSA Aromatherapy
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