Aubrey Organics petitions FDA to recognize organic cosmetics; Pioneer natural cosmetics company declares public's right to know organic status of ingredients extends to topical care products.TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 1996--Aubrey Organics, America's first 100 percent natural cosmetics company, has filed a citizen petition with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) to extend the application of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA OFPA Ontario Food Processors Association (Canada) OFPA Organic Food Protection Act OFPA The Order of Founders and Patriots of America ) to include hair and skin care products. "Organically-produced camomile camomile: see chamomile. may be an ingredient in a tea product or in a shampoo," said Dr. Aubrey Hampton, president and founder of Aubrey Organics. "The camomile either is or isn't organic, and consumers are entitled to know, regardless of whether they absorb the camomile in shampoo or drink it in tea. "Prior to OFPA, there were 22 state laws regarding organic food, but no two were identical," added Dr. Hampton. "As a result of this disarray, there was confusion and some fraud. Thanks to OFPA, the organic food industry is clearly defined and has expanded; the same needs to be done with organic cosmetics." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. The Rose Sheet, "Use of (environmental marketing) claims...such as 'organic,' 'no pesticides,' 'no chemicals' and 'non-toxic' rose 65.2 percent in the 1989-1992 period." Dr. Hampton's response: "It is time for the FDA to prevent the continued misuse of the term 'organic,' as well as to deter others from proceeding with trademark registration procedures for names that are, under OFPA, inappropriate. "The term 'organic' should not be marketed into a meaningless term in the same way that 'natural' has become a misnomer misnomer n. the wrong name. MISNOMER. The act of using a wrong name. 2. Misnomers, may be considered with regard to contracts, to devises and bequests, and to suits or actions. 3.-1. ," Dr. Hampton explained. Aubrey Organics also requested that the FDA provide for a "National Cosmetics List" of substances acceptable for use in the production and handling of cosmetic ingredients and cosmetic products which are not "organically produced." Industry participation would be critical to the process. Aubrey Organics' petition additionally recommends that the FDA grandfather cosmetics with the term "organic" if that term has been used in a brand name in interstate commerce interstate commerce In the U.S., any commercial transaction or traffic that crosses state boundaries or that involves more than one state. Government regulation of interstate commerce is founded on the commerce clause of the Constitution (Article I, section 8), which before Nov. 28, 1990. Founded by Dr. Hampton in 1967, before Earth Day and the creation of the contemporary ecological movement, Aubrey Organics offers more than 120 products, all of which are 100 percent natural. Dr. Hampton was the first cosmetics provider to list his ingredients on the product labels, the first cosmetics company to seek out natural products from developing nations and the first to formulate natural products with oils of jojoba jojoba (h  ·hōˑ·b , evening primrose, blue camomile and wild white camellia. CONTACT: Open City Communications, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Phil Hall, Karen Freid, 212/714-3575, 212/496-6799 |
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