Year in Review 2018 Personal Care Products Council Year in Review 2018
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO 1 2 3 4 For the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC), 2018 These efforts are a prelude to what will be a very MESSAGE ASSOCIATION MESSAGE MODERNIZING FROM AT A GLANCE FROM GOVERNMENT was a year of significant achievement. It was a year exciting 2019 as we prepare to celebrate PCPC's 125th PRESIDENT BOARD CHAIR POLICIES that saw vigorous debate in the public policy arena anniversary. Our industry contributes to the nations' & CEO as our industry worked with leading policymakers health and well-being and plays a critical role in the and advocacy groups to modernize state and federal U.S. economy. We support millions of domestic jobs, laws while working to ensure a fair and realistic invest billions in research and development to drive business environment for cosmetics and personal innovation, and generate taxes to support services care companies. and programs in the communities in which our companies operate. PCPC member companies manufacture, distribute 7 8 11 and supply the vast majority of products marketed in Looking ahead, our industry remains steadfast in its ABOUT THE PROMOTING DRIVING the U.S. Product safety, grounded in the best science commitment to a healthy future, one that continues to PERSONAL SOUND SCIENCE GLOBAL ACCESS CARE PRODUCTS available, remained a top priority for our industry be grounded in the best science available while also INDUSTRY in 2018. addressing sustainability priorities in all aspects of our businesses. Together, with the millions of families who To drive global access for our members’ products, depend on our products, we look forward to a shared PCPC worked to align domestic and international future that helps to create a more beautiful world in regulatory practices and eliminate trade barriers for all its forms. cosmetics and personal care products sold worldwide. Thank you to our member companies, sister associa- Understanding that consumers, policymakers, regula- tions, policymakers, regulators, NGOs, seasoned staff 12 14 16 17 tors, the news media and others want easily accessible and other important stakeholders who share in our MAINTAINING LOOK GOOD LOOKING FORWARD: BOARD OF information, we revamped our association website, commitment to provide consumers with access to CONSUMER FEEL BETTER CELEBRATING DIRECTORS continued updating our science and safety resource— safe products and exciting innovations. CONFIDENCE FOUNDATION 125 YEARS & SENIOR Cosmeticsinfo.org — and leveraged traditional and CREATING A LEADERSHIP social media to effectively communicate our industry’s MORE BEAUTIFUL WORLD commitment to safety, quality and innovation. LEZLEE WESTINE PRESIDENT & CEO PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL 1 YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 ASSOCIATION AT A GLANCE “WHEREVER YOU GO, IT IS Since 1894, the Personal Care EASY TO SEE THE IMPACT Products Council (PCPC) has served as the leading national trade association representing the PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS most trusted and beloved brands in beauty and personal care. HAVE IN ENRICHING THE Headquartered in Washington, LIVES OF CONSUMERS. D.C., PCPC advocates on behalf of its 600 member companies to promote an effective and OUR COMPANIES STRIVE pragmatic regulatory environment that enables companies to TO EXCEED THE NEEDS OF manufacture, distribute and supply safe products to families GLOBAL CONSUMERS AND around the world who trust and enjoy them every day. Sound HELP THEM FEEL CONFIDENT science is the foundation for everything we do. IN THE SAFETY OF THE We engage with a variety of stakeholders—policymakers, PRODUCTS THEY USE.” regulators, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), retail partners and the news media— GEORGE CALVERT to share the industry’s perspective CHAIR OF THE BOARD, PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL and educate about the complexity AMWAY CHIEF SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICER and scientific sophistication behind our products and the importance of harmonizing global regulation of our industry. As we celebrate our 125th anniversary in 2019, we stand united and resolute in our commitment to safety, quality and innovation. 2 3 YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 MODERNIZING GOVERNMENT POLICIES SUNUCATE PROGRAM PCPC represents the industry at FEDERAL CALIFORNIA PROTECTED JOBS VOC RULES: CALIFORNIA the federal, state and local levels on COSMETICS ANIMAL TESTING FRAGRANCE PROFESSIONAL PCPC partners with the American Academy REFORM LAW EXEMPTION PRODUCTS issues of interest to the cosmetics PCPC prevented more of Dermatology (AAD) and the American LABELING BILL and personal care sector. than 300 pieces of Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association Negotiations with the PCPC worked with PCPC successfully legislation in more than (ASDSA) on the SUNucate program, in Senate HELP Committee a broad coalition to advocated for the Ozone PCPC supported Major federal priorities we continue 30 states that would have collaboration with the National Council on and other key legislators build an integrated, Transport Commission California Assembly Bill to champion include Congressional negatively impacted Skin Cancer Prevention. This public health to develop a meaningful multifaceted strategy to amend its Model 2775, which ensures funding for the U.S. Food & Drug the industry—including initiative spreads awareness about the approach to cosmetics to reach a compromise VOC Rule to include an ingredient information Administration’s (FDA) Office more than 50 in New York importance of sun-protective behaviors reform continued. on SB 1249, the exemption for personal for professional use of Cosmetics and Colors and alone—and jeopardized and removes barriers that prohibit access to As part of our ongoing California Cruelty-Free fragrance products. This cosmetics is readily modernizing FDA's regulatory thousands of industry important sun-protective measures, such as commitment toward Cosmetics Act, which, change helped ensure available to every salon authority over cosmetics and jobs nationwide. sunscreen and sun-protective clothing. modernization, PCPC beginning January 1, our members’ products employee and customer personal care products. and its member 2020, bans unnecessary OVER-THE- remain compliant with after July 1, 2020. The initiative’s centerpiece is the SUNucate companies supported animal testing while COUNTER (OTC) VOC restrictions and This bill is consistent model legislation, aimed at guaranteeing We advocated for cosmetics MONOGRAPH a set of principles continuing to protect align VOC regulations with our industry’s long- children have unbarred access to sun regulatory reform legislation, REFORM to guide bipartisan human health and in a dozen northeastern standing commitment to which went before the U.S. Senate protection while at school or camp. Also legislative action. California jobs. states in the U.S. transparency and safety, Health, Education, Labor and We supported titled as the Reducing Cancer and Excessive We look forward to demonstrated by our UV Exposure in Children Act, the model Pensions (HELP) Committee. GREEN over-the-counter (OTC) continuing to work with voluntary program to legislation allows students and participants We continue to collaborate with CHEMISTRY drug monograph reform legislators and other proactively provide this a diverse group of interested legislation that would in youth camps to possess and use a stakeholders to create information. topical sunscreen product while on school parties and key stakeholders on In keeping with our streamline the OTC a more modernized or camp property or at an event or activity this important legislation. commitment to safety, approval process while regulatory system. sponsored by the school or camp without PCPC successfully allowing companies a physician’s note or prescription. State and local governments protected consumer to continue to innovate. increasingly make policy decisions choice by ensuring no This initiative is in response to reports of that have a global impact, affecting personal care products schools prohibiting students from possessing a wide range of industries, including were listed in 2018 as sunscreen due to its classification as an the personal care and cosmetics a “priority product” over-the-counter medication. To date, sectors. Legislation ranges from under California’s Safer 17 states have passed SUNucate-related product and ingredient bans to Consumer Products Law. intellectual property threats. PCPC measures, with several other states pending advocates, through strategic action; 49 medical associations, patient partnerships, for policies based organizations and industry partners have on sound science. also signed on in support of these efforts. 4 5 YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 SENATOR RICARDO LARA, MANDY LEE AND MIKE THOMPSON, CALIFORNIA LOBBY DAY EXECUTIVE FLY-IN LEZLEE WESTINE, LINDA MARSHALL AND MARK POLLACK, ANNUAL MEETING ABOUT THE ALEX KOWCZ, PERSONAL CHIEF SCIENTIST, LEZLEE WESTINE ADDRESSES CARE AND SENIOR TEAM, SACRAMENTO WASHINGTON REPORT, POLICY MAKERS PRODUCTS ANNUAL MEETING INDUSTRY PCPC is the leading national trade association representing cosmetics and personal care products companies and serving as the voice on scientific, legal, regulatory, legislative and international issues for the global industry. PCPC’s 600 member companies