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In this Issue:
- CA Montreal Week a Big Success!
- Health Canada / CA Host International Symposium at ICCR-13 in July
- CA Task Force Addresses Talc Safety
- Animal Testing Ban - Slow Progression
- Global News Tackles Counterfeit Cosmetics with CA's President!
- CA Briefed on Cosmetic Ingredients Derived from Endangered Sharks
- CA "Out & About" ...
- Upcoming Executive Briefing Events
and more...
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First Cosmetics Alliance Week a Big Success!
The first annual "Cosmetics Alliance Week", held April 30th to May 2nd in Montreal, brought together over 400 people during the course of the week. Events included the Spring Regulatory Workshop, Technical Committee Meetings, CA's Annual General Meeting, the Spring Board of Director's meeting and concluded with the fun and celebration of the 15
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Annual Canadian Beauty Awards highlighting the awesome product innovation in our industry!
Next year's Cosmetics Alliance Week will be held in Toronto from
May 5
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to May 7
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, so mark your Spring 2020 calendar now.
Take advantage of CA Week and make the most of your time by attending multiple events or by simply selecting specific events that best meet your needs! Stay tuned as details unfold. Highlights from this year's CA Week in Montreal are showcased in this newsletter.
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AGM
& Board of Directors Meeting
John Coyne of Unilever Elected Chair, Three New Directors Join Board
As part of Cosmetics Alliance Week, CA held both its Annual General Meeting and spring meeting of the Board of Directors. With the retirement of former Chair Steve Blanchet of CSR Cosmetics Solutions, the Directors elected John Coyne of Unilever as CA’s new Chair. John is currently Vice-President of External Affairs and Sustainability at Unilever Canada and has been actively involved with Cosmetics Alliance for many years. Most recently, he has chaired the Board of Look Good Feel Better.
He is also Executive Chair of the Board of Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance, Inc., Chair of the Board of Stewardship Ontario and is a director of Evergreen. In addition, John is Co-Chair of the Partners in Project Green steering committee, a major environmental initiative of the Toronto Region Conservation Authority.
A tribute was paid to the work and dedication of past chair Steve Blanchet as well as retiring directors.Three new Directors were elected to the Board: Hilary Orr,
Director & Head of Regulatory Affairs at Johnson & Johnson Inc., Roberta Lacey, Head of Marketing at Avon Canada and Steve McCarthy, President of McCarthy Consultant Services.
The Board also recognized long time staff member Michele Davis for her 30 years of service as an employee of Cosmetics Alliance. Michele was presented with flowers by Past Chair Myles Robinson and congratulated for her years of service and dedication to the association and its members.
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Michele Davis, Manager Membership Services receives flowers from Past Chair Myles Robinson for her 30th Anniversary at Cosmetics Alliance
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Stephen McCarthy, newly elected Board Member with Darren Praznik during this spring's Annual General Meeting
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Health Canada & CA to Host Symposium on Self-Care for International Cosmetic Regulators
Industry Invited to Participate
Health Canada has agreed to jointly host with Cosmetics Alliance Canada a symposium to highlight Canada’s initiative to totally “re-think” the regulation of self-care products. Being held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the International Coordination of Cosmetic Regulation (ICCR) which is being held this July in Montreal, the symposium will provide an opportunity to share Canada’s learnings and regulatory direction with cosmetic regulators from the European Union, the United States, Japan, Brazil and more than a half dozen observer countries.
To Register
All interested CA members are invited to participate in this half day event to be held on the morning of Friday, July 12
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, 2019, at the Hotel Omni in Montreal. As space will be limited, please register today with Michele Davis
mdavis@cosmeticsalliance.ca
to reserve seats for you and interested participants from your company!
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Spring Regulatory Workshop: Focus on the Self-Care Framework
Our Spring Regulatory Workshop, held May 1st at the Double Tree by Hilton in Montréal, proved that this "must attend" event has become an essential resource for regulators and members alike. Close to 100
attendees were provided updates
from Health Canada's CPSD, NNHPD, ROEB, CMP and the Self-Care Products Framework Team. In return, members provided Health Canada with valuable feedback during question period and participated in polling questions through our newly introduced polling software.
The workshop kicked off with our own Beta Montemayor introducing the speakers while sporting the dress code color theme in a green fedora and cape!
View the pics here!
Cannabis was a hot topic for CPSD and NNHPD. CPSD's Emily Felisatti described in detail the...
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Full House at our Spring Regulatory Workshop
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Ruta Rozentals from Ad Standards asks questions to Health Canada speakers
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Laura Gomez from Gowlings asks questions to Health Canada speakers
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The 2019 Canadian Beauty Awards
Winners Win Big With Media Partners!
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Canada’s Beauty Industry and esteemed experts gathered at Montreal’s DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on May 2, 2019 for Cosmetics Magazine’s 15th annual celebration of the best in the business. This is the first year that the bigger-than-ever Canadian Beauty Awards have been held in Montreal, bringing together over 300 industry insiders — from business executives to beauty editors and bloggers!
This year's winners in each of the categories will win big with the Award's media partners.Each winner will be featured in the following media outlets:
- Full page editorial in the Globe & Mail's Pursuits section (circulation 150,000)
- Double page spread in Fashion Magazine (Readership 1,364,000)
- Coverage by Rouge Media networks in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver (700,000 viewers)
- Cityline feature June 14th (audience 82 Million)
- Cosmetics magazine summer issue feature (circulation 5,300)
An evening highlight was the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Patricia Clare, who moved guests with her heart warming acceptance speech. Pat has been a regular speaker at the COSA's where she has always been a "crowd pleaser"
For more on the Canadian Beauty Awards, and to watch the full event, visit Cosmeticsmag.com.
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Jim Hicks, Director, Beauty Publications & Awards, Hosts the 2019 Canadian Beauty Awards with Vania
Aguiar,
Executive Director - Vânia Le Blogue!, French language contributor to Cosmetics Magazine
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Patricia Clare gives her acceptance speech for Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Canadian Beauty Awards
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Ontario Government Repeals Toxic Reductions Act - Ends Duplication with Federal Government
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CA is pleased to report that the Ontario Government has announced the repeal of the Ontario Toxics Reduction Act, coming into force December 31, 2021. The repeal is intended to reduce the burden associated with the overlap between Ontario’s toxic reduction planning and the federal government’s Chemicals Management Plan.
Through our involvement with the Canadian Manufacturing Coalition, Cosmetics Alliance was specifically consulted by the Ontario government for our expertise on the federal CMP. CA had the opportunity to contribute our perspective regarding chemical management and the need to avoid unnecessary regulatory duplication. As we anticipated, the provincial program did not achieve any...
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Shaping Health Canada's Scientific Assessment - Addressing Talc Safety under the Chemicals Management Program
Cosmetics Alliance and the Industrial Minerals Association - North America (representing the major suppliers of cosmetic-grade talc) met with Health Canada science officials on April 24
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to discuss the extensive input collectively submitted by industry regarding the Talc Draft Screening Assessment Report (DSAR) published this past December.
Armed with the input from CA’s Talc Science Task Force and IMA-NA’s Science Working Group, CA’s Beta Montemayor led a delegation of subject matter experts to present industry’s response to the...
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Bill S-214 (Animal Testing Ban) - Introduced for First Reading in the Dying Days of Parliament
Bill S-214 (Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act) was introduced on April 12 for first reading in the House of Commons by Conservative MP and Health Critic Marilyn Gladu. The private member’s bill, which was passed in the Senate after first being introduced in 2015, seeks to amend Canada’s Food & Drugs Act to prohibit the sale and manufacture of animal tested cosmetics in Canada.
Cosmetics Alliance has worked extensively with MP Gladu, the Health Minister’s office, and stakeholders including animal protection advocates, on proposed amendments to address the many...
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Making the rounds in Ottawa on Bill S214
Darren has been making the rounds to advance amendments for Bill S-214: top right Darren with NDP MP Brian Masse; bottom left with conservative MP Health Critic Marilyn Gladu; bottom right Darren with our legal counsel Laura Gomez (Gowlings), Kathryn Nowers (Minister's Director of Policy), and Adam Exton (Minister's Director of Parliamentary Affairs).
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Global News Tackles Counterfeit Cosmetics
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Canadian Global News took on the issue of counterfeit cosmetics and made a stop at CA's offices to interview President Darren Praznik. The resulting story aired across the country on their national news and warned consumers of the dangers of purchasing counterfeit cosmetics products. The story included a focus on e-commerce sales as an expanding source of counterfeits.
Praznik used the opportunity to warn the public that "counterfeit products by definition are not regulated" as they aren't registered with Health Canada.
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CA's Darren Praznik being interviewed by Global News at our offices in Mississauga
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SCI Hosts CA Executive Briefing & Networking Event in Mississauga
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Another successful Executive Briefing event was held in Mississauga hosted by Associate Member company SCI Group Inc., at their facility in Mississauga.
Roger Sharpe, SCI's Healthcare Strategy & Sales Representative and a CA Board Member, spoke to some 30 attendees about brand personalization and how the subscription market are directly affecting cosmetics distribution.
A tour of the SCI facility in Mississauga was an educational highlight as attendees explored the technology of warehouse automation and learned how it is helping to overcome obstacles in...
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CA Members touring SCI's facilities in Mississauga
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Board members Eric Douilhet (Estee Lauder companies) and
Gulnara Gabidullina
(P&G) attend the networking reception held at SCI Logistics
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Cosmetics Magazine Summer Issue Coming Soon
Make sure you've
signed up
to receive the digital version of Cosmetics magazine. The summer issue will arrive in your inbox on June 6 and it's packed with the industry's top performers: the winners of the 2019 Canadian Beauty Awards. Plus, get the hottest new summer looks, pro beat-the-heat picks, luxurious suncare and a roundup of the coolest products hitting shelves this season. It's your guide to a beautiful summer!
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Winners celebrating at the 2019 Canadian Beauty Awards
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Ad Standards VPs Retiring
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Ad Standards announced the retirement of Janet Feasby, VP, Standards and Nicole Bellam, VP, Clearance Services. In a press realease, Ad Standards expressed their gratitude for their combined contributions over the past 20 and 17 years (respectively) and wished them well in their next chapters. Janet will remain with Ad Standards until May 31, 2019, and Nicole will remain until June 30, 2019; both are to remain on retainer to the organization for the foreseeable future.
CA is a member of Ad Standards and works closely with them on the regulation of claims.
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Nicole Bellam (left) and Janet Feasby (right)
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Long-time Member - Tribute Entertainment - Briefs CA on the Use of Cosmetic Ingredients Derived from Endangered Sharks
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Brian and Sandra Stewart of Tribute Entertainment Media Group visited CA on May 9
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to provide an overview on the amazing work of their late son Rob Stewart (1979-2017), an award-winning biologist, photographer, conservationist, author and filmmaker, to save sharks that are on the brink of extinction.
Rob was unfortunately lost in a tragic and much publicized diving accident off the coast of Florida in 2017.
Millions of sharks are hunted and killed each year for their fins, meat, and even their livers. Shark livers contain an oil known as squalene. High in fatty acids and antioxidants, it is used as a moisturizing agent. While squalene can be extracted from olives, wheat germ, and other plants, its sourcing from sharks is apparently easier and cheaper. It is estimated that as much as 90% of shark squalene product is sold to cosmetic producers.
The Stewarts are carrying on the work of their son to promote global awareness, drive change, and....
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CA team meet with long time Member Tribute Entertainment Media Group
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Rob Stewart (1979-2017), an award-winning biologist, photographer, conservationist, author and filmmaker, worked fearlessly to save endangered sharks
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"First Timers Breakfast" A New Feature at the Reg Workshop
CA is now offering a “First Timers’ Breakfast” for new attendees at our Regulatory Workshops. Whether from a new member company or just your first time at a Reg Workshop, this event offers a chance to meet other “first timers” as well as be briefed on the structure and the agenda by CA’s Darren Praznik and Beta Montemayor. Participation will help “first timers’ maximize the benefit of their participation for both themselves and their companies.
Some twenty “first timers” participated at our breakfast in Montreal.
If you or any of your team are planning to attend the fall Regulatory Workshop in Ottawa, and will be a “first timer”, please register with Michele Davis at
mdavis@cosmeticsalliance.ca
to attend.
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Beta Montemayor speaking at the first timers breakfast on what to expect at the Regulatory Workshop
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Amanda Magee (Veeva) introducing herself at the first timers breakfast. Amanda's company will be hosting an Executive Briefing next month at their office in Toronto (See event details below)
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Don’t forget! #WINKDay is June 13
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Support LGFB and Your Donation will be Matched
It’s time to warm up your WINK again! On June 13th, post your best WINK on social media with #WINKDay and tag @LGFBCanada to support the women in your life. For every post, the Shoppers LOVE.YOU. program will donate $5 to Look Good Feel Better, up to a maximum of $50,000, helping women and teens with cancer feel more like themselves again.
Start planning your #WINKDay party! This year, Cosmetics Alliance Canada will match donations made at every #WINKDay employee fundraising event, up to a total of $25,000! So, if you’d like more information and resources for your office #WINKDay party, please email Dota Bidzios at
dbidzios@lgfb.ca
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Electronic Directory
Time to Update Your Company Contacts
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Check out our
electronic copy
which has a search function that allows you to easily find company/staff names.
If you haven't already done so, please be sure to check that your listings are up to date. You can update your company contacts and info by
logging in to the CA website
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Expand awareness of your business and build brand profile. Put your message directly in front of leaders in the personal care products industry - easily and affordably.
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"Out & About" with Cosmetics Alliance
CA continues with its many outreach activities ....
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CA was at the Mississauga Board of Trade to hear Ontario Finance Minister Vic Fedeli speak about the recent budget and government’s economic initiatives.
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CA’s Darren Praznik and Myles Robinson with Ontario Finance Minister Vic Fedeli (centre right) and Mississauga-Malton MPP Deepak Anand (centre left).
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Members of FCPC’s Consumer Products Policy Committee met on April 23
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in Toronto. CA President Darren Praznik, along with Shannon Coombs of CCSPA and Karen Proud of CHPC, sit as ex-officio members of the committee which facilitates coordination between our associations on policy and lobbying efforts. A detailed briefing on FCPC’s Smartlabel initiative, in which many CA member companies are participants, was also provided by Smartlabel consultant Jim Flannery and FCPC President Michael Graydon.
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While on his way to Montreal for Cosmetics Alliance Week, CA President Darren Praznik was in Ottawa to meet with NDP MP Brian Masse to discuss Bill S-214 and the animal testing file. CA worked closely with MP Masse several years ago in securing the regulatory ban on plastic micro-beads in exfoliating products.
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CA's Lisa Harris, Diane Kozak and Deb Kwinter attend the ABA Trade Show in Toronto last month. CA had a booth for our Beauty Specialist Certification Program (BSCP) and promoted the Export Certificate Program.
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CA's Diane Kozak attending the
Esthétique Spa International
to promote BSCP. Here she visits with CA Board Member Manon Pilon, President Derme & Co.
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CA's Diane Kozak (left) with Nadia Petrolito (center) and Virginie Hotte Dupuis (right) at L’Oreal Canada Inc. in Montréal. Diane tours L'Oreal's headoffice in Montéal where she had opportunities to promote the Beauty Specialist Certification Program (BSCP)
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CA staff participate in webinar on the expansion of the Sunscreen Pilot. Health Canada has been conducting a pilot project exempting approved Canadian importers of certain sunscreen products from duplicative testing requirements.
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Markwins Canada
"For more than 25 years, Markwins has been designing expertly designed cosmetics and beauty care collections."
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New Directions Aromatics
"Established in 1997, New Directions Aromatics Inc. is a leading wholesale supplier of 100% pure, therapeutic-grade Essential Oils, Natural Raw Materials and Specialty Packaging. Beginning with only a handful of distilleries, we presently source directly from ethical producers in all six continents."
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Eddie's Hang-up Display Ltd.
"Eddie's Hang-Up Display is Canada's most recognized name in store fixtures, displays and retail supplies. Whether you choose to buy online, over the phone or in person at any one of our locations in Vancouver, Toronto and Edmonton you can be assured to receive excellent service no matter the size of your business. Trust us to provide you with top quality products at competitive prices."
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Navigating the Increasing Complexity of Cosmetics Product Claims
Executive Briefing & Networking Event - Toronto
Date:
June 04, 2019
Location:
36
Toronto Street, 4th Floor
Hear from product claims management expert John Cooper about how the latest cosmetics trends such as personalization, the rise of influencers, wellness, and accompanying supply chain challenges are merging to further complicate claims management in the cosmetics category. John will also present findings from recent third party research on claims management challenges, and offer recommendations to help your team prepare for what lies ahead.
To Register:
This is a CA complimentary event.
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John Cooper
Director of Strategy
Veeva Claims
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A New Concept to Move Cargo
Executive Briefing & Networking Event - Montréal
Date
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June 05, 2019
Location:
5600 Cote-de-Liesse
Ville Mont-Royal QC
Hear Ilan Friedman, partner in the global shipping company, Savino Del Bene, talk about an exciting new concept to move cargo. Ilan will discuss a pilot project with the LCBO scheduled for this coming fall, to move cargo by water between the port of Montreal and the GTA’s little known port of Oshawa. Learn more about what may become an opportunity for our industry to reduce shipping times and costs between Toronto and Montreal.
To Register:
This is a CA complimentary event.
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Ilan Friedman
Partner in the global shipping company
Savino Del Bene
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COSA 2019
Date
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November 14, 2019
Location:
Royal York Hotel - Toronto
The COSA awards nominations for this year are now open. Please visit our web site at
www.cosmeticsmag.com
. To nominate your favourite service provider this year. This year’s COSA Awards will be held on Thursday November 14, 2019 at the Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto. Hope to see you all there this
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