Posted on 05/04/2015 7:42:55 AM PDT by GSWarrior
People who are trying to do good for their families and the planet by living a simple life based on traditional skills are facing yet another assault. Artisanal soap makers say new regulations, proposed by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), will put them out of business.
The view of Sen. Feinstein and her corporate backers (listed below) is that the Personal Care Products Safety Act (Senate Bill S.1014) will make the world a safer place by scrutinizing “everything from shampoo and hair dye to deodorant and lotion.” She says the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act should be more progressive like laws in Europe rather than antiquated US regulations in effect since the 1930s.
If the industries that back this law are really so concerned about safety, why don’t they voluntarily make healthy products, like the small time producers already do?
Feinstein does not propose to ban these dangerous ingredients from soaps and cosmetics, just regulate them with tests and warning labels, fees, and recall authority. She thinks some of these products, though harmful to health, magically become “safe when used by professionals in a salon or spa setting.”
Companies and brands that support the bill:
Johnson & Johnson, brands include Neutrogena, Aveeno, Clean & Clear, Lubriderm, Johnson’s baby products.
Procter & Gamble, including Pantene, Head & Shoulders, Clairol, Herbal Essences, Secret, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Ivory, CoverGirl, Olay, Sebastian Professional, Vidal Sassoon.
Revlon, brands include Revlon, Almay, Mitchum
Esteee Lauder, brands include Esteee Lauder, Clinique, Origins, Tommy Hilfiger, MAC, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Donna Karan, Aveda, Michael Kors
Unilever, brands include Dove, Tresemme, Lever, St. Ives, Noxzema, Nexxus, Pond’s, Suave, Sunsilk, Vaseline, Degree.
L’Oreeal, brands include L’Oreeal Paris, Lancome, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent, Kiehl’s, Essie, Garnier, Maybelline-New York, Vichy, La Roche-Posay, The Body Shop, Redken.
I know I’ll sleep better knowing I am safe from assault by homemade soaps.
Real important stuff they let could care less about. This BS they are all over. What a waste of time and money from two useless Senatorettes.
Granny would never have tolerated this! Her homemade lye soap cured everything from gout to dandruff! RIP.
So I have to go to the barber to get my head shaved, Dianne? You fscking twit!
Like my wife says, "They manage what they can." Petty tyrants the lot of them!
Anyone who wants a hamburger should, by law, have to go to a government-licenced restaurant.
What I don’t get is how no one bothers the people making bio-diesel in their garage or backyard. They are essentially running a refinery but that is ok and soap is bad?
Soap, let’s talk about gov regulations and F’n soap. I’m pissed every time I use dishwashing and laundry soap. They removed the phosphates and that crap won’t clean anything now.
Now body soap to be regulated. Enough already.
the takeaway: Big Soap is shoveling money into DiFi’s pocket as fast as they can go.
I will help you... You might leave your ground beef out on the counter for a week or so before cooking it.... you might burn your hand trying to flip the burger without a utensil..... you might forget to turn off your grille or range top and start a massive fire.... you might leave your left-overs out on the counter for several days before trying to heat them up again....
See, it is no wonder that gubmint needs to "keep us safe" from so many stupid things that we might do to ourselves!!
Ralphie agrees. Soap is a danger to all young boys.
Beware the soap Nazis!
This is how Democrats support big corporations - regulations.
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