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Examining the Current State of Cosmetics EXAMINING THE CURRENT STATE OF COSMETICS HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION MARCH 27, 2012 Serial No. 112–132 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce energycommerce.house.gov VerDate Aug 31 2005 10:23 Jun 21, 2013 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 6011 F:\112-13~2\112-13~1 WAYNE EXAMINING THE CURRENT STATE OF COSMETICS VerDate Aug 31 2005 10:23 Jun 21, 2013 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 F:\112-13~2\112-13~1 WAYNE EXAMINING THE CURRENT STATE OF COSMETICS HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION MARCH 27, 2012 Serial No. 112–132 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce energycommerce.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 78–079 PDF WASHINGTON : 2013 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Aug 31 2005 10:23 Jun 21, 2013 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 F:\112-13~2\112-13~1 WAYNE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE FRED UPTON, Michigan Chairman JOE BARTON, Texas HENRY A. WAXMAN, California Chairman Emeritus Ranking Member CLIFF STEARNS, Florida JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky Chairman Emeritus JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York MARY BONO MACK, California FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey GREG WALDEN, Oregon BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois LEE TERRY, Nebraska ANNA G. ESHOO, California MIKE ROGERS, Michigan ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina GENE GREEN, Texas Vice Chairman DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma LOIS CAPPS, California TIM MURPHY, Pennsylvania MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas BRIAN P. BILBRAY, California TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire MIKE ROSS, Arkansas PHIL GINGREY, Georgia JIM MATHESON, Utah STEVE SCALISE, Louisiana G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina ROBERT E. LATTA, Ohio JOHN BARROW, Georgia CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS, Washington DORIS O. MATSUI, California GREGG HARPER, Mississippi DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN, Virgin Islands LEONARD LANCE, New Jersey KATHY CASTOR, Florida BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana JOHN P. SARBANES, Maryland BRETT GUTHRIE, Kentucky PETE OLSON, Texas DAVID B. MCKINLEY, West Virginia CORY GARDNER, Colorado MIKE POMPEO, Kansas ADAM KINZINGER, Illinois H. MORGAN GRIFFITH, Virginia SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania Chairman MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey Vice Chairman Ranking Member ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York MIKE ROGERS, Michigan ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina LOIS CAPPS, California TIM MURPHY, Pennsylvania JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas PHIL GINGREY, Georgia TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin ROBERT E. LATTA, Ohio MIKE ROSS, Arkansas CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS, Washington ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York LEONARD LANCE, New Jersey JIM MATHESON, Utah BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana HENRY A. WAXMAN, California (ex officio) BRETT GUTHRIE, Kentucky JOE BARTON, Texas FRED UPTON, Michigan (ex officio) (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 10:23 Jun 21, 2013 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 5904 F:\112-13~2\112-13~1 WAYNE CONTENTS Page Hon. Joseph R. Pitts, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, opening statement ................................................................... 1 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 3 Hon. Leonard Lance, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey, opening statement ................................................................................... 4 Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey, opening statement .......................................................................... 4 Hon. Janice D. Schakowsky, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement .............................................................................. 6 Hon. Joe Barton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement ................................................................................................ 6 Hon. Henry A. Waxman, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, opening statement ............................................................................. 8 WITNESSES Michael M. Landa, Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration ........................................................................... 9 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 12 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 169 Halyna Breslawec, Chief Scientist and Executive Vice President for Science, Personal Care Products Council ......................................................................... 109 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 112 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 181 Peter Barton Hutt, Senior Counsel, Covington & Burling, LLP ......................... 118 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 120 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 519 Curran Dandurand, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Jack Black, LLC ........................................................................................................................ 126 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 128 Deborah May, President and Chief Executive Officer, Wholesale Supplies Plus, Inc. ............................................................................................................... 135 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 137 Michael J. DiBartolomeis, Chief, California Safe Cosmetics Program, Cali- fornia Department of Public Health ................................................................... 144 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 147 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 521 SUBMITTED MATERIAL Statement, dated March 27, 2012, of Anne-Marie Faiola, Chief Executive Officer, Bramble Berry, Inc., submitted by Ms. Schakowsky ........................... 28 Letter, dated March 25, 2012, from Jennifer Arce of Vista, California, to Mr. Upton and Mr. Waxman, submitted by Ms. Schakowsky .......................... 29 Letter, dated March 26, 2011 [sic], from Janet Nudelman, Legislative Direc- tor, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, to Ms. Schakowsky, submitted by Ms. Schakowsky .......................................................................................................... 36 Letters, dated January 26, 2012, to March 8, 2012, from hair stylists to Dr. Linda Katz, submitted by Ms. Schakowsky ................................................ 41 Letter, dated March 27, 2012, from Jamie Silberberger, National Coordinator, National Healthy Nail and Beauty Salon Alliance, to Mr. Upton and Mr. Waxman, submitted by Ms. Schakowsky ........................................................... 80 Abstract, undated, ‘‘Overview of Research on Chemicals Included in Cosmetics and Potential Health Risks,’’ The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, submitted by Ms. Schakowsky .............................................................................................. 84 (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 10:23 Jun 21, 2013 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 F:\112-13~2\112-13~1 WAYNE IV Page Statement, dated March 24, 2012, of Personal Care Truth, submitted by Mr. Pitts ................................................................................................................ 162 Statement, dated March 23, 2012, of Indie Beauty Network, submitted by Mr. Pitts ................................................................................................................ 164 Statement, dated March 23, 2012, of Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild, Inc., submitted by Mr. Pitts ......................................................................................... 166 VerDate Aug 31 2005 10:23 Jun 21, 2013 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 F:\112-13~2\112-13~1 WAYNE EXAMINING THE CURRENT STATE OF COSMETICS TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10:15 a.m., in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Joe Pitts (chair- man of the subcommittee) presiding. Members present: Representatives Pitts, Shimkus, Blackburn, Gingrey, Latta, Lance, Guthrie,
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