Expert Witness Network Blog » international marketing http://www.witness.net/blog Expert Witness related news, topics, discussions and overall happenings. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:05:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Cosmetics Expert Witness – Safe Cosmetics Act Introduced in US House http://www.witness.net/blog/experts/cosmetics-expert-witness-safe-cosmetics-act/ http://www.witness.net/blog/experts/cosmetics-expert-witness-safe-cosmetics-act/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:39:12 +0000 Witness.net http://www.witness.net/blog/?p=198 The use of a cosmetics expert witness or fragrance expert witness may have just became more common in the future.  Here is an excerpt from an article about the introduction of the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010:  

For the first time in 70 years, Congress is poised to close the holes in the federal law that allows chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, learning disabilities and other illnesses to be used in the products we use on our bodies every day.

Last week, Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), introduced the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010, (HR 5786), which gives the Food and Drug Administration authority to ensure that personal care products are free of harmful ingredients. Existing law, passed in 1938, granted decision-making about ingredient safety to the cosmetics industry.

“Harmful chemicals have no place in the products we put on our bodies or on our children’s bodies,” said Rep. Schakowsky. “Our cosmetics laws are woefully out of date—manufacturers aren’t even required to disclose all their ingredients on labels, leaving Americans unknowingly exposed to harmful mystery ingredients. This bill will finally protect those consumers.” 

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Many factors go into the creation of a great distributor agreement. Mistakes in a distributor agreement are almost invisible during the courtship between a distributor and a manufacturer. Unfortunately, those same mistakes grow into glaring errors at the end of a distribution partnership. In order to avoid problems at the time of termination, the creator of a distributor agreement must ensure that unsound clauses are not inserted and that particular phrases are not omitted. Here is a checklist of ten common mistakes to avoid when drafting your next distributor agreement.

1. Too Much Too Fast
2. Termination for Cause Only
3. Annual Termination and Semiautomatic Renewal
4. Exclusive or Nonexclusive
5. Frequency of Price Changes
6. Termination by Only One Party – Not Both
7. Frequency of Amendments
8. What Happens after Termination?
9. Comparison with Proven Industry Agreements
10. Leaving the Negotiation Process Strictly to Attorneys

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