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Cosmeceuticals
RFK pushes to legalize popular injectable peptides amid safety...
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK) has announced efforts to make injectable peptides easier and legal...
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Children’s Care
Italian authorities probe Sephora and Benefit for marketing adult...
Italian authorities have launched an investigation into Sephora and Benefit Cosmetics over a claimed use of...
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Fragrances
Health Canada loosens fragrance allergen labeling requirements
Health Canada has notified stakeholders that it has revised its approach to allergen disclosure in cosmetic...
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Clean Beauty
Expert warns of cosmetic safety regulation gaps as popularity soars
A report by the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) underlines safety concerns across surgical and non-surgical...
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Clean Beauty
Cosmetics Europe calls to halt wastewater directive after court...
Cosmetics Europe has issued a call to halt the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) following the EU’s...
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Household
ECHA backs ethanol for disinfectants but leaves carcinogenic status...
The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) has concluded that ethanol is safe for...
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Skin Care
K-beauty growth without guardrails? Rising recalls trigger tighter...
South Korean beauty exports are growing at record speed, but the country has announced that cosmetic recalls have...
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Ethical Cosmetics
Environmental groups accuse EU of insufficient REACH enforcement
Thirty-six not-for-profit organizations have called on EU lawmakers to proactively enforce REACH (Registration,...
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Ethical Cosmetics
Vietnam’s counterfeit surge sparks stricter cosmetic controls as...
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, have ordered an urgent tightening of oversight on cosmetics. The...
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Cosmeceuticals
Banning baby Botox: Scotland cracks down on underage cosmetic...
Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) have unanimously backed the general principles of a bill restricting...
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Active Ingredients
ECHA lists cosmetic botanical extract and packaging chemicals as...
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added two chemicals to its Candidate List of substances of very high...
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Active Ingredients
Taiwan’s exosome policy shift signals more predictable approval path...
The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has loosened regulatory requirements for exosomes in cosmetics....
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Ethical Cosmetics
US states push against toxic cosmetic chemicals as federal laws fall...
Individual states, advocacy groups, and civil society organizations are taking the lead in removing toxic cosmetic...
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Ethical Cosmetics
Nigeria moves to regulate bootleg beauty as business booms
The Nigerian federal government has approved a regulatory framework to control cosmetics in Nigeria’s growing...
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Active Ingredients
California cracks down on carcinogenic 1,4-dioxane in shampoo and...
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has proposed an amendment to the state’s Safer Consumer...
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Skin Care
What does the historic EU–India trade agreement mean for cosmetics?
India and the EU have struck a historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that is predicted to lower the price of...
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Personal Care Packaging
Brazil launches consultations on reuse and repackaging of cosmetics
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) has launched two public consultations to discuss the reuse and...
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Ethical Cosmetics
MoCRA expands US FDA authority to access cosmetics records tied to...
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) oversight capabilities for cosmetic products have expanded. The agency...
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Ethical Cosmetics
UK and EU split on cosmetic talc cancer risk as contamination clouds...
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has stopped short of classifying talc as a carcinogen, disagreeing with...
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Ethical Cosmetics
Stricter EU greenwashing rules risk creating cosmetic waste
Cosmetics industry groups are calling on the European Commission (EC) to introduce transition measures for the...
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Active Ingredients
New EU CMR list to ban 15 ingredients, four more under review by ECHA
The European Union (EU) has added 15 prohibited substances and two restricted substances to its updated list of...
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