Rick Scott signs bill loosening regulations on cosmetic manufacturers

A bill signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott Friday would loosen regulations on more than 100 Florida cosmetic manufacturers. CS/HB 211 removes the requirements for companies to register cosmetic products they manufacture or repackage. The bill conforms by removing registration and renewal requirements for cosmetic products, including the requirements to give registration applications, product labels, and registration and renewal fees. It will allow cosmetic manufacturers in Florida to sell cosmetics without registering such products. Florida, along with Louisiana and…