Laws & regulations
FDA moves to update sunscreen standards with the addition of bemotrizinol
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken the first steps in more than two decades to add a new U.V. filter to its list of...
French and U.S. industry groups warn consumers about counterfeit cosmetics
Ahead of the festive season, the fragrance and cosmetics industry is warning of a wave of fakes, dupes, counterfeits and non-compliant...
Sewer-blocking plastic wet wipes face ban in England
England will ban the sale and supply of wet wipes containing plastic, a huge cause of pollution and sewer blockages, the UK government...
EU parliament adopts curbs on plastic pellet pollution
The European Parliament on Thursday, October 23, definitively adopted rules clamping down on pollution from the tiny pellets that...
What’s new in the Cosmos standard for organic and natural cosmetics?
On September 25, the Cosmébio association and the certification bodies Ecocert, Bureau Veritas, and Cosmécert unveiled a major update to...
France calls on the EU to prohibit the use of octocrylene in cosmetics
French authorities have asked the European Union to restrict octocrylene in cosmetic products, citing harmful effects on the environment,...
FDA debuts online dashboard for cosmetic adverse event tracking
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has introduced a new interactive tool that provides real-time access to adverse event reports...
UK seeks to stamp out unsafe "cowboy" cosmetic procedures
The UK government on Thursday, August 7, announced plans to tighten rules on high-risk cosmetic procedures such as so-called Brazilian...
Brazil: Lula signs law banning the use of animals in cosmetics testing
On Wednesday (July 30), President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed the law banning the use of live animals in laboratory testing for the...
Brussels takes French packaging labelling requirements to European court
The European Commission has referred France to the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the country’s labelling requirements...
