Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association
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| Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (United States) | |
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| Formation | 1894 |
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| Headquarters |  Washington, D.C |
| Membership | Approx. 600 companies |
| President & CEO | Pamela G.Bailey |
| Key people | John Bailey, VP |
| Website | www.CTFA.org |
Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA) was founded in 1894 as the Manufacturing Perfumers' Association and 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]
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[edit] Company structure
The company has five main departments:[3]
- Science Department: research and development.
- Legislative Departments: state and federal lobbying.
- International Department: communication, changes in cometic regulation and anti-counterfeiting.
- Legal Department: takes appropriate against against court decisions and regulatory agencies.
- Public Affairs Department: monitors media and distributes information to the media.
[edit] Challenges
[edit] 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) to attempt to prevent the bill from passing.[4][5]
[edit] 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 contaning harmful nanoparticles and stated they would sue if the the FDA does not take adequate action in 180 days.[6] CTFA vice president, John Bailey, 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]."[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ A Centennial History of CTFA. Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (2003). Retrieved on January 16, 2007.
- ^ A Centennial History of CTFA pg. 3. Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (2003). Retrieved on January 16, 2007.
- ^ CTFA Services. Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (2003). Retrieved on January 16, 2007.
- ^ a b Latest Press Releases. Campaign For Safe Cosmetics (2005-10-08). Retrieved on March 1, 2007.
- ^ SB484 - The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005. Breast Cancer Fund (2006-05-17). Retrieved on March 1, 2007.
- ^ Keay Davidson. "FDA urged to limit nanoparticle use in cosmetics and sunscreens", San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on April 20, 2007.
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