Health products standards committee
The Health Products Standards Committee meets around two to three times per year. We aim to have a wide and representative spread of appropriate expertise on the committee together with consumer and public interest representatives. The Health Products Standards Committee's remit is to develop and keep under review our standards for health and beauty care products and to deal with any relevant issues referred to the committee from licensees, Soil Association members, the public or our certification department.
Agendas of meetings
Minutes of Meetings
Issues that have arisen in recent meetings
- COSMOS standards (Cosmetic Organic Standard)
- Health Products Standards Committee work plan for 2008-10
Current committee members and their expertise
- Jen Marsden: Chair - freelance writer on health and beauty issues
- Mike Brook: Licensee - herb producer and packer
- Dirk Develter: eco-friendly home cleaning products
- Gaye Donaldson: Licensee - herb producer and packer
- Romy Fraser: Licensee - food supplements, tinctures
- Sarah Froome: Licensee - Cosmetics manufacturer
- Eleanor Gallia: Medical herbalist
- Louisa Gedge: Cosmetics manufacturer
- Pauline Hili: Licensee - food supplements, tinctures
- Jan Kushmirek: Consultant
- Cyril Lombard: Herbal products importer
- Helen Lynn: Consultant
- Mariane Morley: Multiple retailer
- Peter Roberts: Consultant
- Stephen Simmonds: Cosmetics manufacturer
- Ian Robert Taylor: Licensee - health and beauty care, contract manufacturing
- Abi Weeds: Licensee - health and beauty care manufacturer
This page will be updated as consultations/amendments to health products standards arise.
Date of next meeting of the committee: 9th June 2010