Status: This bill was considered in committee which has recommended it be considered by the Senate as a whole.
2. H.R. 3359: Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act: To amend the Animal Welfare Act to restrict the use of exotic and non-domesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions.
Status: This bill is in the first step in the legislative process.
3. H.R. 2359: Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011: To amend title VI of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safe use of cosmetics, and for other purposes.
Status: This bill is in the first step in the legislative process.
I have chosen to examine H.R. 2359: Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011 further.
Details of the bill:
- Designed to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority to ensure that personal care products are free of harmful ingredients and that ingredients are fully disclosed.
- It will also help the cosmetics industry by fostering the development of the safer products American consumers are demanding.
- Phase-out of ingredients linked to cancer, birth defects and developmental harm.
- Elimination of labeling loopholes by requiring full ingredient disclosure on product labels and company websites, including salon products and the constituent ingredients of fragrance.
- Required data-sharing to avoid duplicative testing and encourage the development of alternatives to animal testing.
- Creation of a health-based safety standard that includes protections for children, the elderly, workers and other vulnerable populations.
Questions:
- Will the bill require companies to test every product?
- How will the bill impact small business? How about big business?
- What does the bill say about animal testing?
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