Ellen Robbins will speak on a panel titled "Spotlight on the PFAS Crisis: Examining The Beauty Industry’s Response to the Government and Consumer Clean-Up Call," at the 11th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products presented by the American Conference Institute (ACI).
The panel will take place on March 20, 2024, at 11:15 am, and will cover the following topics:
- Examining the current regulatory framework governing the manufacturing, production, packaging, and distribution of products containing PFAS chemicals
- Exploring MoCRA’s Mandate: FDA’s 3-Year Deadline to Evaluate PFAS in Cosmetics
- Adapting to changing consumer demands for PFAS-free products
- Focusing on California’s Assembly Bill (AB) 2771 and how to ensure compliance
- Analyzing
- Oregon’s ‘Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act’, banning PFAS in cosmetics from 2027
- Washington’s Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act 2023
- Understanding PFAS testing challenges and how companies can better navigate this complex arena
- Understanding the theories that plaintiffs are relying on in PFAS contamination claims — what defense strategies are proving to withstand the latest plaintiff challenges?
- Examining how product testing/sourcing and recorded regulatory approval can yield additional defense strategies for PFAS lawsuits