EAS independent consultant, Catherine Bailey, is a former director of FDA’s Division of Cosmetics and Compliance, where she oversaw the voluntary cosmetic registration program (VCRP) and provided oversight of federal regulation and research related to cosmetics. Catherine Bailey had a 32-year career with FDA, starting as a chemist in the Division of Color Technology, oversight of federal regulation and research related to cosmetics in the U.S. and working as a project manager for food and color additive petitions. Following her retirement from FDA, she joined the Personal Care Products Council as a staff scientist. Catherine Bailey assists EAS clients with cosmetic labeling issues and color additive petitions.