Teach Soap

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Hi,
I found this on the Soap Making Forum under labeling soaps. It was stated that the address needs to be a physical location, where a person can be physically located, not a P.O. Box. The justification for this was if someone had an allergic reaction and needed to be reached immediately.
Since many people are reluctant to give a home address, this was thought to be an unreasonable requirement by the FDA. This is what caused the debate. One could argue, a P.O. Box is a physical location for someone's mail, but not for the person themselves. I didn't see where this was stated by the FDA; so I don't know for sure. It certainly isn't very clear.

einnoc

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

Hi,
I agree! My head is spinning! I've been reading the FDA docs (21 CFR 701.12) http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/CosmeticLa ... 126444.htm - 165k - 2009-03-27
"physical place of business .... or physical place of manufacturing".
However, if something is labeled only as soap it falls under a Consumer Protection agency and not under the FDA and doesn't require any listing of ingredients or place of business. However, the FDA knows there's very little "pure" soap out there for sale anymore. The minute anything else is added other than fats and lye, it becomes something else with a different "intended use". "Intended Use" is also a very important factor.

WOW! I'm exhausted! This is all very interesting, but is so open to a lot of interpretation!
I do think being informed is important. I'm going to go make some soap. Intended use = to clean!
I do believe information is power and having the correct information is protection!
einnoc

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"Soap is to the body what laughter is to the soul!"