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Feb. 2, 2017
Highlights:
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Sunscreen Pilot: A BIG Win For Our Industry!
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The CCTFA Sunscreen Pilot Webinar underway from the CCTFA offices on January 26th. Over 65 participants joined the webinar to hear detailed presentations from Health Canada and the CCTFA.
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The Health Canada Sunscreen Pilot, which the CCTFA secured from Health Canada, will officially get underway on February 27th. CCTFA members participated in a special webinar on January 26th that included a briefing from Health Canada officials on the details of the pilot, as well as a discussion on the CCTFA's plans to pursue the expansion of the pilot to other jurisdictions and eventually other similar product categories.
The CCTFA proposed and pursued the pilot to provide some interim relief from unnecessary and costly regulatory burdens while the important Self-Care Regulatory Framework is being developed. It is estimated that the pilot will provide significant savings to companies importing sunscreen products from the U.S. and it will now be a priority to purse its expansion to other similar jurisdictions for imported products (i.e. E.U, Mexico, Japan, Australia). The CCTFA will be working with affected member companies to build the case for this further expansion for Health Canada.
Highlights of the Sunscreen Pilot include:
- Applies to sunscreens fabricated and tested in the US,
- Elimination of redundant confirmatory identity testing,
- Shipment direct to retail is available,
- Applications are now being accepted,
- Pilot runs one year starting Feb 27th.
Further details are available
here
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CCTFA Working to Improve Implementation of Plain Language Labelling Rules
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This month, CCTFA was asked by Health Canada to participate in a technical session in Ottawa with Health Canada and other stakeholders to explore issues and options in implementing Health Canada's plain language labelling initiative for DIN products. The CCTFA has been working with CHP Canada and experts in packaging design, layout and production to develop workable options that do not create added packaging and post consumer waste issues. The technical session was held in preparation for a further meeting being scheduled for February in which it is expected that implementation rules will be finalized. |
New Editor For Cosmetics Magazine
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CCTFA welcomes Alex Laws as Cosmetics Magazine Editor. Alex has worked in the beauty and lifestyle arena for over a decade. She co-founded LaCartemag.com, an online magazine for stylish travellers, and managed digital editions in her previous roles at Chatelaine and The Kit. She brings this experience, and great enthusiasm, to launch the digital issue of Cosmetics magazine and tell new beauty stories in exciting interactive ways.
Click
here
to subscribe to Cosmetics' digital magazine and the newsletter. You can contact Alex at
alaws@cctfa.ca
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CCTFA Outreach Gets Off to a Strong Start for 2017
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January was a busy start to the New Year for CCTFA outreach efforts!
Never missing an opportunity to advance the issues important to our industry, or to build relationships with important stakeholders, the CCTFA has been reaching out to a variety of our important stakeholders as well as our member companies.
Should your company's management team wish to have an update/briefing with CCTFA, please
contact Diane Kozak at
dkozak@cctfa.ca
to arrange.
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Darren Praznik visits with Health Minister Jane Philpott at her annual 'Meet and Greet' in her constituency of Markham-Stouffville.
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| CCTFA President Darren Praznik meets with Ontario Cabinet Minister Dipika Damerla at a reception in Toronto. The Mississauga area MPP has taken a keen interest in our industry as a significant employer and economic contributor to her region. |
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CCTFA's President Darren Praznik and Past Chair John Coyne of Unilever enjoy the hospitality of the Pembina Institute's UnGALA in Toronto. John also currently serves as Executive Chair of Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance.
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CCTFA's Darren Praznik and Beta Montemayor were in Montreal meeting with member companies and perspective new members. Here they meet with Intega, owners of Laboratoire Dr Renaud.
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CCTFA President Darren Praznik attended the annual economic outlook breakfast with senior economists from Canada's major banks as they reviewed the forecasts for 2017. The general consensus is for modest growth for both the Canadian and US economies.
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CCTFA President visits with the Unilever finance team at the Economic Club's annual Outlook Breakfast in Toronto.
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CCTFA Welcomes Five New Member Companies!
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Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc.
9130 Bellanca Avenue
Los Angeles CA
The Proactiv Company
100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 1400
El Segundo, CA
Cover FX Skin Care Inc.
1681 Flint Road
Toronto, Ontario
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Beauti Control, Inc
2121 Midway Road
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CCTFA Meets with Health Canada on the Self-Care Products Framework
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On January 31, CCTFA staff and members of our Cosmetic Regulatory and Drug/NHP Committees, met with Amanda Moir and Matthew Bown who lead the Consumer Health Product Modernization group in Health Canada's Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD). Amanda and Matt shared some of what they heard through their consultation process to date and outlined their thinking on the regulatory framework being developed for self-care products.
Future town hall sessions will be held with stakeholders across Canada over the next few months. It will be important for the CCTFA to have a presence in those meetings and we will be looking for company reps to participate. If you are interested, please let us know at regulatory@cctfa.ca.
Additionally, CCTFA will be hosting a Self-Care Products member meeting with the Health Canada team on April 26th in Gatineau, Quebec in conjunction with our our Spring Regulatory Workshop - so mark your calendars. Watch for dates for the town hall sessions and more details on the Framework to follow.
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CCTFA Secures Improvements for Export Certificates to the U.A.E. & Iran
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CCTFA's Deborah Kwinter was recently the guest of the Consul-General of the United Arab Emirates in Toronto to celebrate the U.A.E.'s national holiday.
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CCTFA Export Certificate Manager Deborah Kwinter has been working with the U.A.E. Consulate in Toronto and Iranian officials through the Pakistani Embassy in Washington to secure various improvements in their respective export requirements. The results have included the elimination of an additional document for the U.A.E. with a $1 K legalization fee and the streamlining of the process for Iran that could of added up to a 5 week delay.
The CCTFA Export Certificates Program supports the export of products from Canada to over 75 countries. Deborah can be reached at
dkwinter@cctfa.ca should you require more information about the services we offer.
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Don't Forget to Update your Company Info for the 2017 Directory
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The 2017 Membership Directory will be published this Spring. In the coming weeks, we will be sending all senior officials an email asking to update their company listing. You may also send updates anytime to
mdavis@cctfa.ca
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Click
here
to view 2016 directory.
To search a company name or employee, type in the upper right hand corner search bar.
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All CCTFA member companies should have received their membership renewal packages in the mail in December. We thank you for your support of CCTFA's services and initiatives in 2016 and look forward to working with you again in what is sure to be a challenging and exciting 2017 for our industry.
If you did not receive your package or you have any questions, please contact Michele Davis, Manager of Membership Services and Events at mdavis@cctfa.ca or 905-890-5161 ext. 229.
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Marketing
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An Analysis of Upcoming Trends in the International Beauty Industry
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An analysis by
BW Confidential
highlights new trends in packaging, skin assessment evaluation tools, non-gender specific beauty brands, mens grooming products and online beauty communities to name a few. Click here for full report.
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Top 10 Global Consumer Trends for 2017
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Find out more about what consumers are now demanding and how digital tools are meeting these needs. This report by Euromonitor covers the top 10 global consumer trends for 2017.
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Upcoming Events
- Mark Your Calendar!
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This Month's Webinar: Icons and Innovators - What's Behind Prestige Beauty's Success in Canada? February 28th, 2017
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Canada's prestige beauty market posted another year of strong growth in 2016. It is one of the fastest-growing industries among th
ose tracked by The NPD Group - and Canada is one of the world's largest prestige beauty markets. As we look forward to another year of growth, how can brands and retailers maintain a competitive ad
vantage and capture a bigger piece of the pie?
Join us on February 28th at 1:00 p.m until 2:00 p.m and examine wh
at's in store for the prestige beauty industry in Canada. We'll cover the changing roles of brands, the impact of launches and product pricing, and trends worth watching. You'll also discover new opportunities to explore and hear expert insights on how you can win in this evolving industry.
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Cosmetics 101 - Introduction to Cosmetics in Canada
Coming March 7, 2017
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For New Employees and New CCTFA Members
Objectives
- Lean the language of cosmetics in Canada
- Understand the set-up of Canadian Law
- Overview of the Cosmetic Regulations
- Enable attendees to access the Canadian market
Training will include exercises, a quiz and a training certificate for your training file.
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Launch date for Cosmetics Alliance Canada - April 26th 2017!
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As we have previously communicated, The CCTFA is changing it's name to COSMETICS ALLIANCE CANADA / L'ALLIANCE DE L'INDUSTRIE COSMÉTIQUE DU CANADA. Work is currently underway to develop a new mobile friendly website which will include online registrations for new members as well as a member portal that will offer online event registrations, renewals, an online directory, an easy to search regulatory library and a job board where members can manage their own job postings.
Our new branding and website will formally launch on April 26, 2017 at a Briefing reception held in conjunction with CCTFA's Spring Regulatory Workshop at the Hilton Lac-Leamy, Gatineau. For those of you interested in attending please stay tuned for registration information to follow in the coming weeks.
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Make the most of your membership and follow us!
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The CCTFA, through active participation of its members, serves as the principle voice of the personal care products industry by interfacing with government and elected representatives to ensure development and effective representation of industry positions on all regulatory issues and communicating with the media, consumers and other stakeholders to promote public confidence in the industry. Click
here for more information.
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Look Good Feel Better News
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Look Good Feel Better makes Toronto headlines
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Look Good Feel Better welcomed an Inside Toronto reporter and photographer into its workshop at Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre on Jan. 24. They witnessed firsthand how the workshop gives women the tools they need to manage the appearance-related effects of cancer and its treatment, and how Look Good Feel Better helps women feel like themselves again. "The workshop gives me back a bit of myself. It makes a big difference in my journey with cancer. It's not just medical, but psychological," Lan To Lee, a breast cancer survivor and LGFB workshop participant, told Inside Toronto.
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Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association
420 Britannia Road East, Suite 102
Mississauga ON L4Z 3L5
Phone: (905) 890-5161
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