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Initiatives in the Cosmetic & Personal Care Industry

 
  February 18, 2009  
     
 
The Center for Professional Advancement, 90 Minute Accredited Online Training
March 31, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (EST)


Who Should Attend
This course is intended for professionals in the cosmetic and personal care industry who are responsible for regulatory and global initiatives. Professionals looking for up-to-date information on globalization and harmonization of the cosmetics and personal care products industry will benefit from this unique course

Description
This 90-minute accredited online training course gives an overview of the use of polymers in medical devices. It describes the major applications in which polymers are used in health-care. It explains the properties of the polymer which make them useful, how the devices are fabricated and will take a look at new developments in this area.

Module 1: Introduction to the Personal Care Products Council
  • Background & Purpose
  • Utilizing the Personal Care Products
    Council as a Resource

Module 2: Cosmetics Safety
  • Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
    – How well do you understand your existing processes?
    – Opportunity costs: Do you have plant capacity?
    – 2009 Enhancements to the Cosmetic 
       Ingredient Review
    – Discussion of New Panel Members

  • Consumer Information Website
    – Background
    – Purpose
    – Statistics

Module 3: International Cooperation of Cosmetic Regulations (ICCR) & International Standards Organization (ISO)
  • Overview of ICCR
  • Discussion of ICCR 1 & ICCR 2
  • Priority Projects for ICCR
    – Nanotechnology
    – GMP’s
    – Cosmetic GMP's ISO & Guidelines

Question and Answer Session 

 

About Personal Care Products Council

Based in Washington, D.C., the Personal Care Products Council is the leading national trade association representing the $250 billion global cosmetic and personal care products industry. The Council was founded in 1894 and today represents more than 600 member companies that manufacture, distribute, and supply the vast majority of finished personal care products marketed in the U.S. As the makers of a diverse range of products millions of consumers rely on everyday, from sunscreens, toothpaste and shampoo to moisturizer, lipstick and fragrance, personal care products companies are global leaders committed to product safety, quality and innovation. 

 
 
Organized by: The Center for Professional Advancement
Invited Speakers: Dr Ansell, Senior Director-Cosmetic Programs, Personal Care Products Council (formerly CTFA)

Dr Ansell is responsible for providing technical support for the Council staff and various committees and task forces addressing the science and regulation of personal care products. 

Trained as a chemist, Dr. Ansell received his BA from Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and an MS from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He completed his graduate education at the State University of New York - Binghamton where he was granted a PhD for his work on novel synthetic routes to bioactive materials and was first certified as a Diplomat of the American Board of Toxicology in 1986.

Dr. Ansell, formerly with Yves Rocher, a France-based personal care products company, where he served as Director of North American Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs, has also served as Vice President of Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs at two international specialty chemical companies. 

Dr. Ansell has been an invited speaker on topics including safety and risk assessment; he was founder and president of the Council for Advance Agricultural Formulations, chaired both the Alkylphenol Ethoxylates and NMP Producers groups, and currently serves as Chairman of the US Technical Advisory Group to ISO TC 217 – Cosmetics, and is President of the International Society of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 
 
Deadline for Abstracts: N/A
 
Registration: Please click here for registration information.
E-mail: salbers@cfpa.com
 
   
 
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