policy & regulation
24 Jul 2024
--- US-based Registrar Corp introduces a “first-of-its-kind” Adverse Event Management (AEM) software to help cosmetics companies comply with the FDA Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA). The company says...
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19 Jul 2024
--- The European Union (EU) implements provisional anti-dumping duties on China’s titanium dioxide (TiO2) imports to protect the EU market from unfair trade practices. The regulation focuses on TiO2 used in various...
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17 Jul 2024
--- The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) is tightening the regulation of cosmetic products in the country with plans for a comprehensive regulatory framework. The public and animal health protector identified...
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12 Jul 2024
--- Cruelty Free International wants the UK’s new Labour government to honor its manifesto pledge to “partner with scientists, industry and civil society” and phase out animal testing. Dylan Underhill, the...
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10 Jul 2024
--- The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) gives its final opinion on the use of micron-sized silver in cosmetics. It is deemed safe but only in certain amounts. “The use of micron-sized particulate silver in...
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08 Jul 2024
--- The European Commission (EC) could soon slap import duties on cheap goods from China, which could impact online beauty retailers such as Temu, AliExpress and Shein. The Financial Times says that later this month, the EC...
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03 Jul 2024
--- Through a public poll, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that most surveyed citizens support expanding the Safer Choice program to include personal care products. The program certifies products as free...
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01 Jul 2024
--- The US beauty sector sees a significant shift with the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), marking the “most significant expansion of the FDA’s authority to regulate cosmetics since the...
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26 Jun 2024
--- The US state of Colorado bans PFAS by signing Senate Bill 24-081 to protect health and the environment from the persistent “forever chemicals.” The law imposes a phased ban on selling and distributing products...
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19 Jun 2024
--- After months of deadlock, the EU adopts the landmark Nature Restoration Law, which aims to restore at least 20% of land and sea by 2030 and ecosystems by 2050. The measure finally passed with a slim majority. Austria tipped...
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18 Jun 2024
--- The EU Council’s latest adoption (general approach) of its position on the Green Claims Directive targets cosmetic companies’ explicit environmental claims when marketing the greenness of their products,...
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05 Jun 2024
--- Leading up to World Environment Day today, the French Senate approves a PFAS ban proposal in cosmetics, coinciding with the Danish Parliament’s allocation of DKK404 million (US$59 million) for a national action plan to...
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03 Jun 2024
--- Australia says new sunscreen products included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) from July must comply with the updated Australian/New Zealand Sunscreen Standard. Published by Standards Australia in...
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29 May 2024
--- Health Canada updates the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist for prohibited and restricted ingredients. The department adds basic green 4, benzophenone, p-chloro-m-cresol and solvent violet 13 to the list while amending certain...
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28 May 2024
--- The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) finds potential genotoxicity concerns in its final opinion on the safety of titanium dioxide (TiO2) in oral cosmetic products. After analyzing data on 44 pigmentary and 40...
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22 May 2024
--- The Official Journal of the European Union publication bans the use of cosmetic silicones octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) and dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6) in wash-off and leave-on...
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21 May 2024
--- The Fragrance Creators Association (FCA) writes to the US Congress, underscoring the need to implement the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) in FY25. “FCA is asking Congress to provide at least US$8...
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17 May 2024
--- A group of TikTokers, including a skin care brand founder, is suing the US government over a new law that could ban the social media platform if its China-based parent company, ByteDance, does not sell its stakes within a...
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14 May 2024
--- Environmental groups are uniting against anti-science sentiments and promoting a sustainable future less than a month before the European elections. The European Environmental Bureau (EEB), celebrating its 50th anniversary,...
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13 May 2024
--- China’s National Institutes for Food and Drug Control issues two new catalogs to help improve cosmetic safety in the country. The International Authoritative Cosmetic Safety Assessment Data Index is designed for...
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