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.
You would think the FDA would have soemthign better to do.....
Nah....
What the hell is next going after people who mix their own homemade house cleaning products for personal usage?
“Invidious”? Darned Otto Korewrect. I meant “insidious”!...
TRANSLATION: “Only members of the big-government/big-union/big-corporate crony-fascist complex should be allowed to manufacture anything.”
LOL!
Straight to hell with them. As you are aware, I make my own soap for use by myself and Bryan, and anyone else who wants it.
I do not sell it, and it is the only soap that does not dry and wrinkle my skin. If that bitch DiFi the Gun Grabber wants to stop
my making my own soap for my own use, she can just go pound Lifebuoy where the sun don’t shine.
And DiFi? Stop carrying your own gun, and force your SS agents to leave their guns at home as well. Stupid soap nazi, you are.
Ask anyone who has spent time in the E.U. Those people are literally suffocating under layer upon layer of petty, atomic level regulation of everyday activities.
Why compete with home based products, when you can have them legislated out of existence?
File this under another definition of crony capitalism.
5.56mm
“Mail a bar of soap to DiFi” protest movement beginning in 3.....2.....1.....
Coming soon with a new regulation for you:
No more mixing up home-made lemonade.
That is wrought with dangers: potential for too much sugar, a sharp knife, operating a kitchen faucet without proper supervision, squeezing a lemon and getting juice in one’s eye.
The horrors!!!!
That’s what every bureaucracy does, since time began..............
No, no, stick with "invidious". We're talking about a government program. The word works here. I had to look it up.
invidious: (of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others
I think you’ve got a point there.
When you look at the supporters of this bill, it becomes quite obvious.
The list of corporate backers says it all...
They don’t even try to hide collusion anymore, they really do think the we the people are STUPID!
I’ll be darned. Thanks!
It's still the finest form of representation that Foreign money can buy!
I make my own soap for my own use. I’m finding it is harder to find lye anymore as the meth makers also use it.
***Companies and brands that support the bill: ***
It’s called destroy the competition!
Ask and ye shall receive.
We're living in a fascist state, but it's a clean fascist state!
Most of her soaps are "girly" smelling. Lavender, Pear, and so forth. They are very pretty, and they are unique. She has a few loyal clients and does some craft shows.
To be honest, she makes just enough to offset her expenses. It's more of a hobby-business, but she's recently expanded to internet sales.
The tax laws, the regulation, the permits and licenses... it's too much. This will put the end to her dream. I'm certain of it. She's pretty fed up already.
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