Hi, it's me again
I'm writing this in hopes that maybe one of you could shed some light on this mess. Help me, oh wise ones!
So, I have recently moved to Florida and am successfully running my little soap company. Many of my customers are asking for things like bath bombs, lotions, balms, body butters and deodorants. So I dug out this great piece of literature http://blog.mariegale.com/florida-cosmetic-regulations/ Marie explains everything in great detail. How am I supposed to produce them if Florida has extremely strict rules on cosmetics manufacturing? I asked a girl at one of the craft fairs and her answer was: Oh, you just have to label it properly, and that's all. I know there are tons of people here who are also Floridians, and many of you make lotions and such for sale. How do you go about it?
Did you get a permit? (A permit is required for each person and establishment that intends to operate as a cosmetic manufacturer or repackager in the State of Florida. However, if the person only labels or changes the labeling of a cosmetic but does not open the container sealed by the manufacturer of the product, a permit is not required.) Are you making that stuff at home or do you have a specific building set up?
Are you registering your products? (In addition to the manufacturer registration and permits, any person who manufactures, packages, repackages, labels, or relabels a drug or cosmetic in the state of Florida must register that product with the department.)
Once you register you're prone to being inspected by FDA. And then apparently if you don't follow the manufacturing guidelines http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/GuidanceCo ... 005190.htm you are misbranding and adulterating the product.
That's goes not only for FL but all over the US too. (The key factors to any cosmetic being “illegal” falls to the definitions of “adulterated” and “misbranded”. This is true in all the US as well as in Florida. )
So now what? If I will be making my lotions/potions at home, that would be illegal!? I've called NY, NJ & WA states and the rules/regulations are all the same. Does that make everyone of us, who are making our products at home (except for soaps), and then selling them to public - criminals?
Please help me figure this out, my head is about to explode
I'm writing this in hopes that maybe one of you could shed some light on this mess. Help me, oh wise ones!
So, I have recently moved to Florida and am successfully running my little soap company. Many of my customers are asking for things like bath bombs, lotions, balms, body butters and deodorants. So I dug out this great piece of literature http://blog.mariegale.com/florida-cosmetic-regulations/ Marie explains everything in great detail. How am I supposed to produce them if Florida has extremely strict rules on cosmetics manufacturing? I asked a girl at one of the craft fairs and her answer was: Oh, you just have to label it properly, and that's all. I know there are tons of people here who are also Floridians, and many of you make lotions and such for sale. How do you go about it?
Did you get a permit? (A permit is required for each person and establishment that intends to operate as a cosmetic manufacturer or repackager in the State of Florida. However, if the person only labels or changes the labeling of a cosmetic but does not open the container sealed by the manufacturer of the product, a permit is not required.) Are you making that stuff at home or do you have a specific building set up?
Are you registering your products? (In addition to the manufacturer registration and permits, any person who manufactures, packages, repackages, labels, or relabels a drug or cosmetic in the state of Florida must register that product with the department.)
Once you register you're prone to being inspected by FDA. And then apparently if you don't follow the manufacturing guidelines http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/GuidanceCo ... 005190.htm you are misbranding and adulterating the product.
That's goes not only for FL but all over the US too. (The key factors to any cosmetic being “illegal” falls to the definitions of “adulterated” and “misbranded”. This is true in all the US as well as in Florida. )
So now what? If I will be making my lotions/potions at home, that would be illegal!? I've called NY, NJ & WA states and the rules/regulations are all the same. Does that make everyone of us, who are making our products at home (except for soaps), and then selling them to public - criminals?
Please help me figure this out, my head is about to explode