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Robert Goodman replied to the discussion 'Growing your Brand vs Private Labeling'

"Reminds me of a somewhat grandiose idea I had some years ago. I thought of developing a mark like the Wool Mark, the Cotton mark, the Real Dairy seal, Intel Inside, Union of Orthodox Rabbis, or Made in the USA for formulators who…"

Monday

Robert Goodman replied to the discussion 'Chemophobia - why is it so pervasive?'

"No, actually FDA does not pre-clear cosmetic ingredients for safety."

Feb 21

Robert Goodman replied to the discussion 'Chemophobia - why is it so pervasive?'

"This would explain why the EWG, despite their name, never seems to generate complaints about articles other than cosmetics & toiletries. I've wondered for a long time why there was so much concern about traces of dioxane in…"

Feb 21

Robert Goodman replied to the discussion 'Scientifically Valid Marketing Claims, the FDA and the First Amendment'

"The way that's gotten around is that when the doctor makes a general public statement, s/he's not directing it to a particular patient, so there's no doctor-patient relationship and hence no liability. If, however, the doctor owned or…"

Jan 25

Robert Goodman replied to the discussion 'The Journal with Joan Lunden'

"I too have wasted a lot of time, but fortunately have spent no money, on various offers that turned out to be scams. Even today I was checking one out. They haven't all come thru the Internet, either. At the same time,…"

Nov 10, 2011

Robert Goodman and Sarah Torrance are now friends

Sep 1, 2011

Robert Goodman replied to the discussion 'Advice on Growing from Home manufacture to Lab Space'

"Stenu Robinson (Spectrum Cosmetics in the Bronx) helped with a co-op buy once. He let me into his mfg. facility where we prepared a 30 gal. batch of bubble bath together and charged me only for his costs, just for the good will. He may…"

Jun 8, 2011

Robert Goodman commented on the blog post 'Mineral Oil and Skincare'

"Petro oil and gas recovery have got nothing on agriculture where it comes to alteration of the environment. You don't suppose olive groves just got that way, do you? What was there before the olive monoculture? Meanwhile palm oil is…"

May 22, 2011

Robert Goodman commented on the blog post 'Mineral Oil and Skincare'

"Switch from MO to "pure, natural ingredients"?! What could be purer or more natural than mineral oil? Its name says it. It comes from the ground, they remove the heavier and lighter fractions, that's it. I…"

May 6, 2011

Robert Goodman commented on the blog post 'Mineral Oil and Skincare'

"That "experiment" has already been done. Babies routinely have their tushies smeared with baby oil or petroleum jelly after diaper changes; baby oil is perfumed mineral oil."

May 5, 2011

Robert Goodman commented on the blog post 'Mineral Oil and Skincare'

"I disagree strongly. While it is possible to react negatively to M.O. on the skin, it is considered so biologically inert that it's used as a carrier oil in allergy tests. When it's refined well enough, it's hard to come…"

May 5, 2011

Robert Goodman replied to the discussion 'trying to figure out soap labels'

"Where do you sell them? Could you leave some out for display unlabeled, and the rest labeled for sale?"

Apr 23, 2011

Robert Goodman replied to the discussion 'Retailers/Private Label Customers making claims'

"This goes on all the time re reselling and regulated claims. Some sellers have a load of paperwork and investigate whom they sell to to make it like they could never have anything to do with it, and other sellers just wash their hands of it with no…"

Apr 23, 2011

Robert Goodman replied to the discussion 'Your Products And Their Ingredients'

"There's a lot more to this story I'd like to know, because a 9 year sentence seems excessive for what I see from this story, but thanks to Donna Maria for getting us at least one report. Glutens are protein components of grain foods…"

Apr 13, 2011

Robert Goodman replied to the discussion 'Items bought through website being resold'

"Why do you want to do anything about it?"

Mar 16, 2011

Robert Goodman replied to the discussion 'Florida Permitting for Cosmetics'

"Wouldn't contract mfg. be as cheap and more convenient than time sharing like that? Or do you mean companies consisting of one person or so who does all the labor? With time sharing you have all the headaches of time…"

Mar 10, 2011