WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A laboratory criticized by the Food and Drug Administration of having “scientific deficiencies” and accused by pharmaceutical companies as being in league with plaintiff attorneys has announced a contract with the Pentagon to perform quality testing on drugs for the Defense Department.
Toxic chemicals are often added to cosmetic products like shampoo to give consumers the smells and textures they like and a new law won't necessarily change that.
A group of Democratic representatives led by Rep. Jan Schakowsky have introduced a Safer Beauty bill package that would ban certain chemicals in cosmetics and require more ingredient transparency in the supply chain.