Fragrance Creators Statement on Congressional Efforts to Modernize Cosmetics Regulations

WASHINGTON, DC—Statement by Farah K. Ahmed, President & CEO, Fragrance Creators Association (Fragrance Creators), on Congressional efforts to modernize federal cosmetics regulations:

“Fragrance Creators members are committed to responsible industry stewardship and consistently prioritize safety. Our members promote the safe use of fragrances in products and rely on guidelines based on best-in-class science. We are proud of our industry’s excellent safety record but also acknowledge that key statutory provisions authorizing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of personal care products have not been updated in over 80 years. We recognize the need for an update to ensure that FDA has the appropriate authority and resources it needs.

Fragrance Creators, serving as the voice of the fragrance value chain, stands united with our longstanding industry partners, the Personal Care Products Council, the Independent Beauty Association, and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, in our joint efforts to advance responsible industry stewardship. We applaud Congress’ efforts to modernize federal cosmetics regulations and urge all parties to come to a solution that creates a comprehensive and uniform national framework that advances science, safety, innovation, and consumer confidence. We look forward to this legislation passing this year and to building upon our strong partnership with FDA to advance state of the art fragrance safety scientific methods. We will continue to work with legislators, including the Congressional Fragrance Caucus, allied trades, and all interested stakeholders to achieve our shared goal of modernizing the FDA’s regulatory framework.”

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Fragrance Creators Association is the trade association representing the majority of fragrance manufacturing in North America. We also represent fragrance-related interests along the value chain. Fragrance Creators' 60+ member companies are diverse, including large, medium, and small sized companies that create, manufacture, and use fragrances and scents for home care, personal care, home design, fine fragrance, and industrial and institutional products, as well as those that supply fragrance ingredients, including natural extracts and other raw materials that are used in perfumery and fragrance mixtures. Fragrance Creators established and administers the Congressional Fragrance Caucus, ensuring ongoing dialogue with members of Congress and staff. We are an active participant in IFRA and have a designated representative on the IFRA Board to help ensure the associations’ membership is represented in global discussions and the North American perspective is considered in global fragrance positions and policies. Fragrance Creators also produces The Fragrance Conservatory, the comprehensive digital resource for high-quality information about fragrance—www.fragranceconservatory.com. Learn more about Fragrance Creators at fragrancecreators.org—for people, perfume, and the planet.

Contact: Malory Todd

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