Tuesday, November 4th, is Election Day. We will be electing a new President and Vice President for our country. As you may or may not know, Alabama’s U.S. Senator for District 6, Spencer Bachus, is also up for re-election.
Up until about a week or so ago, Senator Bachus was unopposed in the race. Not any more. Alabaster resident (and personal friend) Jennifer Fuller has thrown her hat into the ring as a write-in candidate.
While I don’t agree with all of Jennifer’s positions (I have yet to meet anyone that I agree with completely), I support her campaign efforts. One of the reasons I support Jennifer is because she opposes the proposed FDA Globalization Act of 2008.
Jennifer enjoys using natural products, especially handcrafted ones. She also supports the efforts of small businesses, especially local cottage industries such as ours. It didn’t take her long to decide which side she supported as she read about the Act.
I encourage every crafter who makes soap and/or other bath & body products, and who lives in Alabama’s 6th U.S. Congressional District, to support Jennifer’s campaign effort. Spread the word to family, friends, and customers. Remember, if the FDA Globalization Act passes, chances are you will be out of business very quickly, and your customers will be forced to buy mass manufactured products. Electing Jennifer means we will have a friend and supporter in Congress, which is never a bad thing.
You should support Jennifer if:
* You make soap and/or cosmetic products
* You buy handcrafted soap and cosmetic products
* You buy natural (handcrafted or not) personal and skin care products
* You work in a business/industry that falls under FDA regulation/oversight
* You support local artisans and small/cottage businesses
* You’re ready for a change in our federal government
Visit Jennifer’s campaign website by clicking here
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Saturday, October 18, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Stop the FDA Globalization Act of 2008
An Open Letter to Our Elected Officials at the Federal, State and Local Levels:
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
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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