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January 28, 2016
In This Issue:
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Membership Services
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Reminder to Renew Your Membership
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All CCTFA member companies should have received their membership renewal packages in the mail last month. We thank you for your support of CCTFA's services and initiatives in 2015 and look forward to working with you again in what is sure to be a challenging and exciting 2016 for our industry.
If your package has not arrived 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.
New Electronic Company Profile Update
Additionally, all member company Senior Officials received an email requesting an update to their respective CCTFA membership directory and mailing list. Please take a few minutes to make sure your information is up to date!
If 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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CCTFA Regulatory Contact Updates
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In order to assist CCTFA in targeting our member communications, we are requesting that each member company ensure that you have identified a minimum of one contact to whom our regulatory communications, including the bi-weekly Regulatory E-List and various technical briefs, can be sent. This will NOT alter our general distribution lists or member directory listings, but will only be used to better direct regulatory-specific communications.
To identify your company's regulatory contact(s) or to verify if the appropriate contacts within your company are receiving these communications, please email regulatory@cctfa.ca. For new contacts, please include:
Name
Title
Email Address
Phone Number
Please note that only those Associate and Retail member companies who have paid for Option A (regulatory access) will receive these communications. All Brand and Custom Manufacturer companies automatically receive regulatory access. For more information on this option, please contact Michele Davis at mdavis@cctfa.ca.
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Events
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Spring Regulatory Workshop
Date: April 27, 2016
Location: Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Ottawa
CCTFA's Regulatory Workshops provide members with the opportunity to stay up-to-date and informed on "everything regulatory". You will not want to miss this opportunity to hear from government officials and CCTFA staff first hand on issues that will directly affect your business. Registration details to follow.
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Webinar: Cosmetics 101: Back to Basics
Date: February 25, 2016
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Are you new to the personal care products industry? Have you recently taken on more responsibility for regulatory compliance within your company? Or do you simply need a refresher?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this webinar is for you!
REGISTER
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CCTFA Annual Conference - Save the Date
This year CCTFA's annual conference will be held at
Deerhurst Resor
t in Huntsville, Ontario on September 14 - 16 2016. Registration details to follow.
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Issues Management
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Senate Bill S-214, cited as the Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act, was re-introduced by Senator Carolyn Stewart Olsen on December 10, 2015. The Bill seeks to amend the Food and Drugs Act to prohibit animal testing for cosmetic products in Canada. If passed in its current state, this Bill would prohibit the sale of cosmetic products that have been developed and tested using animal models anywhere in the world. The issue with Bill S-214 as written is two-fold: firstly, it incorrectly implies that the cosmetic industry uses animal testing on its products and the Bill's passage will save thousands of animals in Canada; and secondly, it would prohibit the use of new ingredients tested on animals to meet safety standards required by regulators. This would include ingredients tested on animals for non-cosmetic product applications (e.g. drugs, food additives). The concern for cosmetic manufacturers and brand owners is the risk to innovation and sale of new cosmetic products. Additionally, the name of the Bill (Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act) is misleading and potentially damaging to our industry and brands.
The Bill is not expected to see First Reading before spring 2016. Once passing through the Senate process it will also be required to be reviewed by the House of Commons. This will be a lengthy process during which time CCTFA will continue to actively work with Government and Stakeholders to refine the bill so that it is workable for industry and, importantly, does not prohibit the use of new or existing ingredients already deemed safe for non-cosmetic products.
CCTFA will keep members updated on developments. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Susan Nieuwhof at snieuwhof@cctfa.ca.
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For those members interested in the microbeads file, we wish to advise that after significant consultations with the CCTFA and other stakeholders, Environment Canada is expected to revise the proposed listing name for microbeads to "Plastic microbeads which have a size greater than 0.5 micrometers and less than or equal to 2 millimeters" with an accompanying Explanatory Note that clearly outlines that they are "the types of microbeads added to personal care products that are used to exfoliate or cleanse".
This definition addresses our industry's key concerns and we are hopeful that this Revised Proposal will be finalized within the first quarter (Jan - Mar) of 2016, paving the way for the finalization and implementation of the Proposed Regulation intended to control the use of plastic microbeads used to exfoliate or cleanse in personal care products. CCTFA will continue to keep members updated on developments. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Beta Montemayor at
BMontemayor@cctfa.ca
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Marketing
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Content Marketing Cheat Sheet
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Content marketing is arguably the most important marketing strategy used today. After analyzing thousands of stories, marketingmag.ca has come up with a a few nuggets of wisdom that will save you time and money.
Click
here to download the cheat sheet or visit their website
www.marketingmag.ca
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Market data is always important for your business. The sales of beauty and personal care products by category is one of the most requested market data we receive. Click here for the market data of the month, courtesy of Euromonitor.
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Careers
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Advertise Jobs for free with CCTFA!
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Did you know you can advertise industry jobs for free on CCTFA's website? To take advantage of this great opportunity to attract quality candidates, please contact Amy Sutherland at asutherland@cctfa.ca.
Currently, organizations are seeking candidates for the following position:
- Director, Marketing, Communications & Events, CCTFA Foundation - operating as Beauty Gives Back, Mississauga, ON
- Regulatory Compliance Advisor, Cosmetica Laboratories Inc, Toronto
- QA Compliance Technician, P&G, Brantford, ON
- Trade Marketing Coordinator, Dermalogica Canada (Toronto)
- Business Consultant, Dermalogica Canada (Alberta)
- Business Consultant, Dermalogica Canada (Saskatchewan / Manitoba )
- Cosmetics Account Coordinator, Miracle 10 Skincare (Etobicoke, ON)
- Makeup Artist / Demonstrator / Account Executive, Teez Cosmetics (various locations)
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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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Foundation News
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Become a 2016 Look Good Feel Better product champion and help support women suffering from the Cancer Blues.
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Our cancer patients tell us that one of the hardest parts of their journey is getting used to looking at themselves in the mirror. Everything changes: your complexion, your nails, your eyelashes, eyebrows and the hair on your head. Often, they say, you look sicker than you actually feel.
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Because a cancer patient's immune system is suppressed during treatment,
special care needs to be taken when choosing and applying cosmetics.
Using old cosmetic products and applicators can increase a patient's risk of infection and some products she used before may not be appropriate for her now, so it's important to start afresh.
That's why we need your help!
Become a 2016 Look Good Feel Better product donation champion.
Your signature cosmetic product will be showcased exclusively in every Look Good Feel Better workshop kit and help thousands of women facing the ravages of cancer to look and feel their best.
Look Good Feel Better workshops give women and teen girls the tools and resources needed to help them manage the appearance-related effects of cancer treatment. But the real impact begins the moment she no longer sees herself as just a cancer patient. Not only is her reflection in the mirror changed, but so is her perspective about her cancer journey - suddenly there's hope that a sense of normalcy can be restored, that what was once, can be again; confidence builds, and she becomes empowered to endure and fight.
For more information about how you can become a product champion, please contact Heather Anderson, Director, Development at 905-890-5161 x. 228 or by email at
heather@beautygivesback.ca
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Introducing the Second Annual Facing Cancer Together Co-Survivor Award
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We believe survivorship begins at the time of diagnosis. And surrounding every cancer survivor, there are people who care: we call them Co-Survivors. The Facing Cancer Together Co-Survivor Award is giving Canadian women a chance to recognize someone special who has made their cancer experience a little better with their selfless support.
From all submissions received across Canada, a panel of judges selected by the Foundation will choose the 10 most compelling submissions based on examples and descriptions that illustrate selfless and caring support. The most powerful entry will be selected by online voting at FacingCancer.ca and Faceaucancer.ca.
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Watch for details at
FacingCancer.ca
/award
- the 2016 Award will launch on World Cancer Day, February 4. If you are a cancer survivor, or know a woman who is, share the opportunity so we can recognize those special Co-Survivors!
NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 until THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016 at NOON EST
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2016 Charity Golf Classic
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Mark your calendars for another fun-filled day on the links! The 2016 Charity Golf Classic is returning to The Weston Golf & Country Club on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Stay tuned for more details.
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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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