I own a small cosmetics business in Alabama, and I am writing because I am familiar with your commitment to small businesses in our country. The draft discussion of the FDA Globalization Act of 2008 is now being marked up in the House Energy & Commerce Committee, and I am strongly opposed to it.
The stated purposes of the draft law are to provide FDA with funding and to protect consumers. But cosmetics have a stellar safety record and there is no need to pass laws that would hurt small businesses while offering no safety benefits consumers.
If passed, the new law would impose fees on my business of anywhere from $2,000 to $12,000 per year, and require me to comply with burdensome paperwork and manufacturing requirements that no small business can afford.
I write to ask you to vote against the FDA Globalization Act of 2008 when the time comes. At a time when small and family businesses like mine are dealing with increased shipping and materials costs, as well as increases in consumer prices, it is unfair and unnecessary to enact new laws that would put small businesses out of business. If the FDA Globalization Act passes, I will be out of business the very same day. I cannot afford the fees, employees, or the time required to fulfill the Act’s provisions.
Please refer to a petition that a trade group I am familiar with has prepared to help spread the word. At the link, you can watch a short video, read the petition and then read the comments of literally thousands of people across the nation who oppose this new law.
Click here to watch the video, read the petition and comments, and to sign the petition.
Links for Additional Information:
Essential Wholesale Blog *
Wholesale Supplies Plus Blog *
The Organic Beauty Expert Blog - The FDA Globalization Act and why the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is full of hooey
Soap Queen (Bramble Berry) Blog *
* Indicates Multiple Articles on the Topic
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