Personal Care Products Council

The Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) was founded in 1894 as the Manufacturing Perfumers' Association. In 1922 it was renamed to the American Manufacturers of Toilet Articles (AMTA) in 1922;[1] in 1970 the association adopted the name Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association;[2] in November 2007, the name was changed to the Personal Care Products Council.[3]

Personal Care Products Council (United States)
Formation1894
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
Membership
Approx. 600 companies
President & CEO
Lezlee Westine
Websitepersonalcarecouncil.org

Organizational structure

In April 2009, Lezlee Westine was appointed President and CEO of the Personal Care Products Council, replacing interim President Mark Pollak.[4]

The organization has five main departments:[5]

  • Science handles research and development.
  • Government Affairs conducts federal and state lobbying.
  • Global Strategies monitors and takes action on international cosmetic regulation.
  • Legal and Regulatory takes appropriate action on court decisions and regulatory agencies.
  • Public Affairs and Communications communicates industry messages to the media and other stakeholders.

The Personal Care Products Council Foundation works with the American Cancer Society and the Professional Beauty Association to administer the Look Good Feel Better Program. The program aims to help cancer patients learn skin care and beauty techniques.[6]

Challenges

California Safe Cosmetics Act

CTFA reportedly spent over $600,000 on lobbyists in Sacramento in the months before the vote on Senate Bill 484 (California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005) in an attempt to prevent the bill from passing.[7][8]

Nanotechnology safety concerns

In 2006, Friends of the Earth and International Center for Technology Assessment filed a formal petition with the Food and Drug Administration for better monitoring and regulating of products containing harmful nanoparticles and stated they would sue if the FDA does not take adequate action in 180 days.[9] CTFA vice president spoke out against the petition and stated, "I don't think there's anything to worry about ... All of the safety questions have been answered [in previous studies]."[7]

Trivia

Everett Edward Kavanaugh was the head of the Council for two decades and is the father of federal judge Brett Kavanaugh, Donald J. Trump's July 2018 nominee for a position of the U.S. Supreme Court.[10]

See also

References
  1. "A Centennial History of CTFA". Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association. 2003. Archived from the original on 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
  2. "A Centennial History of CTFA pg. 3". Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association. 2003. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
  3. "A Centennial History of the Personal Care Products Council - Personal Care Products Council". www.personalcarecouncil.org.
  4. "Lezlee Westine Appointed New President & CEO of the Personal Care Products Council - Personal Care Products Council". www.personalcarecouncil.org.
  5. "CTFA Services". Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association. 2003. Archived from the original on 2006-11-06. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
  6. http://www.wbtw.com/story/25056577/beauty-volunteers-train-for-look-good-feel-better-program
  7. "Latest Press Releases". Campaign For Safe Cosmetics. 2005-10-08. Archived from the original on September 30, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-01.
  8. "SB484 - The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005". Breast Cancer Fund. 2006-05-17. Archived from the original on August 27, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-01.
  9. Keay Davidson (2006-05-17). "FDA urged to limit nanoparticle use in cosmetics and sunscreens". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  10. Liptak, Adam (July 9, 2018). "Brett Kavanaugh, a Conservative Stalwart in Political Fights and on the Bench". New York Times. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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