Cosmetic Manufacturers Work Closely with the FDA to Ensure Safety
Consumer safety is the number one priority of cosmetics and personal care products manufacturers. Consumers must have confidence in the products they buy and use each day. Toward that end, cosmetic and personal care products companies invest substantial resources in scientific research and safety processes to ensure product safety. Companies work with thousands of expert chemists, toxicologists, and biologists to evaluate the safety of cosmetic products before they go to market.
As a result, of the more than 11 billion personal care products sold each year in the United States, there are very few adverse experiences reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a typical year — most of these usually related to rashes or allergies. The cosmetic industry's commitment to safety has made cosmetics and personal care products the safest category of products regulated by the FDA.
Over the years, cosmetics companies have worked with the FDA to establish a unique safety partnership in which companies go beyond the requirements of the law to provide additional safety and technical resources and information. Industry programs established to support the FDA's regulatory work include:
