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In this Issue:
- Beginnings of a Trade War?
- Health Canada Agrees to PLL Changes!
- Animal Testing Bill Passes Senate
- Health Canada Engages Stakeholders
- CA hosts Montreal-Area MPs
- Canadian Beauty Awards Huge Success!
- CA "Out and About" ...
- Cosmetics Magazine - New Issue is Here
- Upcoming Events not be missed!
and more...
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Are We in the Beginnings of a Trade War?
With summer now underway, worry continues to grow that we may be in the beginning stages of a major trade war between the United States and most of its trading partners including Canada.
The imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs by the Trump administration earlier this spring, based on the President’s “national security” authority, has now seen the imposition of retaliatory counter-measures by affected jurisdictions on the equivalent value of U.S. steel, aluminum and various manufactured goods. For our industry in Canada, this has meant the imposition of a 10% “surtax” effective July 1st on four categories of personal care products imported from the U.S.: manicure/pedicure preparations, hair lacquers, shaving preparations, and facial cleansers/body washes.
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Plain Language Labelling (PLL) -
Health Canada Agrees to Further Changes Requested by Industry
CA was in Ottawa on May 23rd for a multi-stakeholder "lessons learned" session with Health Canada on Plain Language Labeling (PLL). The event provided an opportunity to raise yet again the many difficulties in meeting the new labelling requirements, particularly for small packages.
In response to issues raised by CA and other associations over the past months,
HC proposed a further interim approach for the lowest risk DIN products that will be classified as "Category I" products under the new Self-Care Products Framework
. Although details are currently being worked out, this proposal should eliminate the need to put information into a "Drug Facts" format for many of our members' DIN products and will be consistent with the approach for extending PLL to natural health products.
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Attending the session were (L to R) Katherine Farrajota (L'Oreal), Richard Parcels (CA), Hillary Orr (J&J), Kathleen Ljubisic (Estee Lauder), Darren Praznik (CA), Gulnara Gabidullina (P&G), and Shan Chaudhuri (Clorox).
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CA Holds AGM and Open Board Meeting
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CA held their Annual General Meeting along with an open Board Meeting on May 17
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in conjunction with the Canadian Beauty Awards that evening. Stephen Blanchet (CSR Cosmetics Solutions) was re-elected Chair of the Board of Directors with Vice-Chairs,
John Coyne (Unilever Canada),
Myles Robinson (Centura Brands),
Gulnara Gabidullina (Procter & Gamble), Matthew Kohler (Burt’s Bees/Clorox), Eric Douilhet (Estée Lauder), and François Roberge (L’Oréal).
Kyle Stenzel from Combe Inc. was newly elected to the Board of Directors for the 2018-2019 term.
The AGM was followed by an open Board Meeting in which the objectives and activities of the past year were reviewed, along with a discussion of the current challenges facing the industry including the uncertainties surrounding trade and the NAFTA negotiations, the potential for “hazard labelling” under CEPA, improvements to Health Canada’s Plain Language Labelling Initiative, and the implementation of Health Canada’s Self-Care Products Framework.
Prior to the AGM, participants heard from guest speaker
Alexandre Hénault,
V.P. Digital Sales of member company Quebecor. Quebecor will be hosting a CA member event at their offices in Montreal in September.
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Steve Blancet chairs the board meeting and was reelected as Chair of the Board of Directors
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Executive Committee Members, Matt Kohler (Clorox/Burt's Bees), Myles Robinson (Centura Brands), and John Coyne (Unilver).
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Alexandre Hénault, Vice President, Digital Sales Quebecor presents to the Board of Directors.
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Bill S-214 (Cruelty-Free Cosmetics) Passes Third Reading in the Senate - Now Must Go to House of Commons
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Further to our
May 28 Member Update
, Bill S-214 (The Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act), passed 3rd reading late last evening (June 19, 2018). The vote on the bill came late in the day just hours after several Members of Parliament joined together to call on Senators to push through three animal protection bills, including Bill S-214, Bill S-203 (Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act) and Bill S-238 (Ban on Shark Fin Importation Act), before the summer recess.
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Health Canada Stakeholder Engagement Event
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CA's Darren Praznik and Beta Montemayor attended Health Canada's Stakeholder engagement session in Ottawa on June 27. The objective of the session was to provide stakeholders with an update on the department's priorities, foster constructive dialogue, and seek feedback. Topics of interest to our industry included:
* Themes for practical modernization of regulation
* Methods for innovation while protecting safety
* Evide
nce-based approach to regulation
CA used the opporutnity to meet with HC officials about expanding the "sunscreen pilot" to other low-risk products and jurisdictions. This initiative can lead to savings for member companies in advance of the self-care framework
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Associate Deputy Minister Chritine Donoghue (Health Canada) espouses the importance of international engagement to support progressive and modernized approaches to the regulation of health products.
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ADM Pierre Sabourin opens Health Canada's stakeholder engagement with a theme of "innovation" and the need to reform regulation to accommodate innovation while protecting safety.
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L to R: Pierre Sabourin, Assistant DM, HPFB; Jean-Guy Forgeron, Assistant Secretary, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat; Keith Flanagan, Transition lead for Policy, Office of New Drugs, US FDA; Panel Moderator David Lee, Chief Regulatory Officer, HPFB.
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First-Ever Canadian Beauty Awards Huge Success
Thank you to everyone who attended the Canadian Beauty Awards in Toronto on Thursday, May 17 at the Carlu in Toronto. A special thanks to our 2018 sponsors for helping make this "full house" event happen. Congratulations to all of the finalists and winners this year. Next year, the Canadian Beauty Awards will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Montreal on Thursday, May 2, 2019. The Awards will alternate between Toronto and Montreal each year moving forward. Mark your calendars for next year’s event! For more photos and highlights visit
cosmeticsmag.com/canadian-beauty-awards
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CA Meets with Montreal MP's to Garner Support for Health Canada's Self-Care Products Framework
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CA was on Parliament Hill on May 24th to meet with Montreal-area Members of Parliament. The CA Team provided a briefing on the importance of Health Canada's Self-Care Products Framework to the future of innovation in our industry. Montreal is home to over two dozen brand companies in the cosmetics and personal care product sector which have collectively created an estimated 10,000 jobs in the region. The Montreal-area MP's provided valuable insight and offered their support. Similar activities with MP's from other regions are now being planned.
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CA's "Team on the Hill" (L to R) Richard Parcels (CA), Manon Pilon (Derme & Co.), Darren Praznik (CA), Francois Roberge (L'Oreal), and Luc Simard (Groupe Marcelle\Lise Watier).
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Montreal MP's Francis Scarpaleggia and Frank Baylis (Bottom Right) discussing the Self-Care Framework in the context of furthering innovation. MP Bayliss was familiar with our issues having come from the medical device sector and now an industry committee member.
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CA Presents at PCPC Annual Legal and Regulatory Conference
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CA President Darren Praznik addressed the PCPC Canada Committee on Health Canada's Self-Care Products Framework and other regulatory matters at PCPC's Annual Legal & Regulatory Conference. Praznik used the opportunity to take the committee through the history behind the Framework as well as HC's most current thinking as to how cosmetics, OTC drugs and natural health products will be brought together into one risk-based regulatory system. The Framework, if implemented as proposed, will address the problems in the current system with applying high-risk drug requirements to low-risk cosmetics and should create opportunities for innovation in cosmetics with therapeutic benefits.
The conference also provided an opporutity to share information and intelligence on the disruption to trade going on around the world including NAFTA & Brexit.
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(L to R) Lorinda Loftonbrook (Estee Lauder), Glenda Williams (PCPC), Darren Praznik (CA), and Harvey Remz (Committee Chair).
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Front Row (L to R) Glenda Williams (PCPC), Harvey Remz (Chair), Darren Praznik (CA) and Lorinda Loftonbrook (Estee Lauder) along with members of the PCPC Canada Committee.
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Chris Flower, Francine Lamoriello and Darren Praznik following the Brexit panel discussion. Francine and Darren expressed concern that any US withdrawal from NAFTA would create significant disruption to NA supply, manufacturing and distribution networks.
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Trade expert Benno van Der Loon reviewing the negotiations and politics of Brexit negotiations.
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International Associations Collaboration (IAC) Meeting
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CA was an active participant in the semi-annual meeting of the cosmetic industry's trade associations from over 20 jurisdictions including the U.S. and E.U.
The meeting was held in Brussels in conjunction with
Cosmetics Europe's
Annual Assembly/Conference in June.
An important topic of discussion and planning was the current rise of protectionism and the imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs by the Trump Administration. This has set off a round of retaliatory tariffs in Canada, Mexico and the E.U. that include some cosmetics and personal care product categories. Sharing information and coordinating our industry's positions in multiple jurisdictions is critical to our ability to stay on top of this quickly evolving situation.
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L to R: Fabio Franchina (Frames), Beta Montemayor and Darren Praznik (CA), joined by expat Canadian Marie Kennedy (Elizabeth Arden\Revlon U.K.).
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Over 20 Cosmetics Associations participated in June's IAC meeting in Brussels.
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CA Co-Chairs SETAC Annual Meeting in Rome
The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry hosted the 28th European Annual Meeting this past June in Rome. CA's Beta Montemayor co-chaired the SETAC Global Partners Meeting which aims to
promote science in addressing emerging global environmental issues. Involvement with SETAC helps keep our industry up-to-date on the growing field of environmental toxicology and assists in our work with Canada's Chemical Management Plan.
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#WINKDay - A Message from our friends at LGFB:
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#WINKDay 2018 has wrapped up and what a #WINKDay it was! Thanks to all the WINKS from Cosmetics Alliance, its members, and the public. SHOPPERS. LOVE. YOU. has donated $50,000 of program support to
Look Good Feel Bette
r. Thousands of WINKS were shared on social media across Canada, raising awareness of the appearance-related and psychosocial effects of cancer and how the Look Good Feel Better program can help. Thanks so much everyone for your continued and passionate support for women facing cancer.’
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Cosmetics Europe
Annual Assembly/Conference
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The European trade association, Cosmetics Europe, held its Annual Assembly/Conference this past June in Brussels. The cosmetics and personal care products industry, expert stakeholders, and government policy makers had the opportunity to discuss global trends and industry developments.
This year's conference offered a strong line-up of over 40 notable speakers who, throughout 17 informative sessions, delved into a wide range of business and regulatory topics, from both a European and Global perspective. The conference also provided an opportunity for the International Associations Collaboration (IAC) to meet to discuss key cosmetic developments.
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22 Industry Associations gathered in Brussels for Cosmetics Europe's Annual Conference
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Scientists and association staff from CE, Cosmetics Alliance, and PCPC discuss the collaborative Global Environmental Safety Science Project (which seeks to establish a science-based, coordinated process for the identification of and strategic engagement with emerging environmental ingredient safety issues.
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Industry Steering Committee prepares for ICCR in Tokyo
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The ICCR Industry Steering Committee took advantage of
Cosmetics Europe's
Annual Assembly for a final meeting as they prepare for the upcoming ICCR joint meeting with Regulators in Tokyo in July.
ICCR (International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation) is an international forum of regulatory authorities from the EU, US, Japan, Canada and Brazil to coordinate and establish shared international standards for regulation. This is the 12th annual meeting and, with observer jurisdictions Korea and Taiwan, represents nearly half of the world's cosmetics market.
As a key stakeholder, industry association's from participating jurisdictions participate in working groups on specific issues and have a joint meeting with Regulators. The results of ICCR work are posted on the official ICCR website. Canada will be hosting ICCR-13 next year in Montreal at which CA will be chairing the industry delegation.
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A hard copy of the membership directory was sent in the mail last week. For your convenience we have created
an electronic copy
which has a search function that allows you to easily find company/staff names.
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CA's Communications Staff Team-up with PCPC
Last month CA's Communications Team met with the
Personal Care Products Council
Team at their offices in Washington to discuss our common issues, strategies, and communication alignment between the two associations.
PCPC Digital Media Specialist, Jamie Kurke, also visited CA's Mississauga office to explore how to better leverage and collaborate on
cosmeticsinfo.org,
a public resource that offers valuable information and infographics to educate the public about ingredient safety and sound regulatory processes.
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L to R: Amy Sutherland and Susan Nieuwhof, CA; Lisa Powers, PCPC; Beta Montemayor, CA; Jewel Jones, PCPC
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L to R: CA's Amy Sutherland and Susan Nieuwhof with PCPC's Jamie Kurke
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Cosmetics Alliance Outreach
Never missing an opportunity to advance the issues important to our industry, or to build relationships with influencers and decision-makers, CA has been proactively engaging with a variety of stakeholders as well as member companies. Here are just a few highlights!
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On May 1, Cosmetics Alliance attended the Annual General Meeting of Advertising Stands Canada at the Toronto Region Board of Trade. Following the meeting were presentations on Advertisements and Consumer Perception. On May 15, 2018 Cosmetics Alliance also attended the Introduction to the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards.
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CA is a participating member of FCPC's Consumer Products Committee which met in toronto on April 30. Discussions included a presentation by Jones Canada on the cost of PLL labeling, the federal government's initiative on reducing plastic waste in the marine environment, changes to Health Canada's cost recovery initiative, and public policy issues related to the growth of e-commerce. The committee is chaired by Mike Pilato (Clorox), and includes reps from joint member companies including Frank Kollmar (L'Oreal), Amaury De Callous (City), Eric Breissinger ( P&G), Gary Wade (Unilever).
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CA attended Groupe Marcelle's Fall preview in Toronto. L to R: Amy Sutherland, CA; Stacie Keenan, Groupe Marcelle; Michele Davis, CA.
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CA attended the ICCA-LRI workshop in Ottawa, co-organized with Health Canada. This event brought together international industry reps, academia, governmental and non-governmental organizations to address issues of mutual interest in chemical safety. ADM of Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety, Robert Ianiro, discusses the importance of science and evidence-based decision making.
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Cosmetics Alliance PCMA and FCM committee chairs join Health Canada’s NNHPD in Ottawa to review 2017-2018 accomplishments and 2018-2019 priorities.
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CA's Darren Praznik and Amy Sutherland met with Roey Fishman from Hempster (a cannabis-based company) at IdeaCity in Toronto. Hempster has indicated an interest in learning more about opportunitites in the cosmetics industry.
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Renovation of CA Offices
With the move of the LGFB Foundation to offices in Toronto and a lease renewal underway, CA has used the opportunity to downsize our space requirements with a move to an open-concept digital work-space. The new space better leverages technology and enhances our collaboration (while saving resources like paper!). Although we remain at our current location, we will be using less than half of our previous foot-print!
Renovations are expected to be completed by the end of July. Come and see us in our new digs!
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Cosmetics Magazine Summer Issue is here!
The Ultimate Summer Issue is packed with 90 pages of the season’s hottest new launches and award-winning products. Canadian shining stars and an in-depth guide to men’s makeup and warm-weather sales tips round out the edition.
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10H Plus Products
Renovatio Soulworks
EcoMundo
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2018 CEPA ICG Conference
Date:
October 1 to 3, 2018
Location:
Holiday Inn Toronto International
970 Dixon Road, Etobicoke, ON M9W 1J9
Cosmetics Alliance requests your participation at the 2018 CEPA ICG Conference being held on October 1
st
to 3
rd
at the Holiday Inn Toronto International. Your participation in the conference is critical in shaping the next phase of work in the CMP including completion of CMP-3 and initiatives post 2020.
CA is part of the ICG planning committee working on shaping a program that will be relevant to our members. CA's Beta Montemayor will be presenting at the pre-conference workshop.
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I Recommend Beauty Awards
The 10 annual “I Recommend” Beauty Awards are ready to go. Voting forms have been e-mailed to over 1,500 beauty experts to choose the products they most recommend in ~ 30 categories. If you are a beauty advisor working in a department store, specialty store, or drug store and did not receive your voting form, please send a note to Heather at:
heathermarrin@me.com
and we will send you a form to fill out. This unique awards program is the only one of its kind anywhere in North America so make sure you have your say!
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The 2018 COSA Awards – Nominations Closed!
The 2018 COSA Awards nominations are now closed for this year. The judging process will start this month once the judges have had the chance to read all the nominations. Good luck to everyone who has been nominated this year!
The Gala awards event this year is on Thursday November 15, 2018 at the Ritz Hotel in Toronto.
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Beauty & Money, New York Conference Offers 10% Discount to Members
'The No.1 Meeting Place For Beauty Business Partnering'
Join 100+ of the most innovative beauty companies, strategic buyers and investors looking for the next big opportunity and you will:
- Discover the latest key trends and hot topics transforming the beauty industry.
- Uncover key areas of growth and innovation in skincare, colour cosmetics, haircare, fragrance and beauty technology.
- Recognise the future of beauty and hear from 12 independent beauty brands, handpicked by the prestigious selection committee, showcasing their products and innovations.
- Share experiences and network with leading brands, investors and industry supporting companies and beauty influencers shaping the industry.
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