ABSTRACT
Legal Department, The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, Inc., Washington, D.C.
IX. FOCUS SHIFTS TO CANCER IN THE LATE 1970s 169 X. THE 1978 OVERSIGHT HEARINGS 169
XI. THE 1979 OVERSIGHT HEARINGS 170 XII. THE CURRENT CLIMATE 171
I. INTRODUCTION
Cosmetics became the subject of federal legislation with the passage of the 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDC Act). Jurisdiction to enforce the adulteration and misbranding provisions of the act was invested in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
