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Michael Bush:
I would guess you would have to have some kind of permit in New York in addition to a business licence, a sales tax licence, liability insurance...
Terri Yaki:
--- Quote from: The15thMember on December 16, 2024, 11:04:31 pm ---No worries on that front, but I was a little concerned about the cat. :grin: Thankfully, she usually only gets up on the counters when no one is around, and the tubes don't take very long to set up.
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My cats are pretty good. One of them doesn't do anything wrong but she's a miserable old loner. The other one will hop up next to the kitchen sink to look out the window. I guess it's a different view than she gets from the window sill in the adjacent living room. I don't mind her going there but I don't want her up anywhere else. She's pretty sure she's not allowed up there because I can often hear her hit the floor when I'm headed towards the kitchen. I use a flyswatter for discipline. It can't hurt them but I think they hate it worse than the cat carrier.
iddee:
Cats will never do wrong again if you bob-tail them. Cut their tails off an inch behind their ears and they will never mis-believe again.
Kathyp:
--- Quote ---As I don't know what the USA rules are for selling cosmetics you may well be fine.
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Depends on where you are. Lots of states have Cottage Industry rules that allow for small, home businesses of this type. FDA doesn't cover a lot of this stuff. That's a good thing, I think.
The15thMember:
--- Quote from: NigelP on December 17, 2024, 04:21:06 am ---As I don't know what the USA rules are for selling cosmetics you may well be fine. In the UK any product that is used dermatologically has to have prior testing via a registered company. Costs about $200. It's one of the reasons we have never sold beeswax lip balms, as start up costs too high.
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The FDA only requires you label the package with what it contains (i.e. lip balm), list the ingredients, and label the net weight. As long as you don't make any "medical claims" about the product, that's all you need. So I can't say "for the care of dry and chapped lips" on the tube, because I haven't had that claim tested. This applies to all bath and body products (lotion, soap, lip balm, etc.). Most makeup cosmetics (blush, lipstick, eye shadow, etc.), have additional standards of compliance, since these products have a history of including shady or harmful ingredients like lead. But I don't believe any product testing is required unless a "medical claim" is made.
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