Laws & regulations
Parabens are safe for use but red hair dye n° 16 poses risks, says EU scientific committee
EU’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety recently issued draft opinions open for public comments on the safety of several...
Russia: regulatory changes in sight for cosmetics
The creation of a Customs Union on the 1st of January 2010 between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan has resulted in a modification of rules...
China: registration of cosmetics resumed?
A limited number of cosmetic products recently obtained the green light from the administration for their introduction on the Chinese...
European cosmetics Regulation: "The countdown is started!"
On the 4th of November, the French Federation of beauty enterprises (FEBEA) presented its services and activities to members of the...
Advocacy group calls for more stringent cosmetics regulations in Canada
In a report published on its website, the David Suzuki Foundation, an environmentalist Canadian organisation, exposes dangerous...
China: cosmetics registration comes up against new ingredients and traces of harmful substances
The conference on “Cosmetics Regulations in Asia” organized by Premium Beauty News, allowed a hundred of representatives of the cosmetics...
New legal conflict about the protection of the designation “Champagne”
Unilever has been ordered to withdraw from sale the shampoo “Andrélon Champagne”. Another episode of the tenacious defense of the image...
The prohibition of samples resale is valid
According to the Court of Justice of the European Union, the resale of perfume samples can be validly prohibited by the perfume...
Conference to focus on cosmetics regulations in Asia
A one-day conference on regulations governing cosmetic products in Asia will focus on China, India and the ASEAN. The event will take...
China to put cosmetics under close surveillance
Chinese authorities have set up several new procedures and guidelines in a move to create the country’s first comprehensive safety...
