Since its launch in 2013, Beautycounter has been on a mission to make skin care and cosmetics products safer for consumers. This month marks the one-year anniversary of the federal Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) and the passage of four state laws, which Beautycounter and its community strongly advocated for by sending more than 240,000 emails, placing 16,000 calls and holding 2,500 meetings with lawmakers.
These milestones strengthen health protective cosmetics laws by establishing Good Manufacturing practices regulations, requirements surrounding adverse event reporting, and mandatory recall authority for the FDA.
“My mission has always been to get safer products into the hands of everyone,” said Gregg Renfrew, Beautycounter Founder. “The ability to put an issue on the map with members of Congress and fight hard for 10 years to come up with the first update in a major way to federal laws since 1938 is meaningful—we want to make sure people are aware of what they’re putting on their bodies. And this is a great first step. But it’s not the only step that we’re going to take. This is just the beginning of the mountain that, together with our Brand Advocate Community and our Partners, [we] are committed to.”
