The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new draft guidance proposing to limit lead levels to 10 ppm in cosmetic lip products (such as lipsticks, lip glosses, and lip liners) and (...)
Difficulties and oscillations in the electronic systems used for the regularization of beauty products in Brazil (SGAS and DATAVISA) have triggered protests from the representatives of the (...)
Brazil’s National Agency for Health Surveillance (Anvisa) recently published a new regulation (RDC 126/2016) providing a new definition and new technical requirements for cosmetics for skin (...)
A 3D security system for labels and packaging and an agreement with the Brazilian Internal Revenue Service are some of the sector’s new strategies to curb piracy. The cosmetics, toiletry and (...)
A bill of law regulating the registration and marketing of organic cosmetics (PLS 532/2015) will be discussed by the Commission of Environment, Consumer Protection and Inspection and Control (...)
The European Commission has added zinc oxide - in both its nano and non-nano forms - to Annex VI of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, thus allowing its use as a UV filter in cosmetic products. (...)
On Monday, December 28, 2015, President Obama signed into law the bill H.R. 1321 phasing out the production and sale in the USA of rinsed-off cosmetic products containing plastic microbeads. (...)
In the wake of Illinois, several North American states have voted or are considering measures to prohibit plastic microbeads in cosmetics. While the Canadian parliament is moving toward a ban, a (...)
The bill (PLC) 70/2014 that aims to restrict the use of animal testing in the cosmetics, toiletries and perfumes industry, is still far from consensus, as it was revealed during a public hearing (...)
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (in Portuguese, Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária, ANVISA) recently published new rules simplifying and streamlining the administrative treatment (...)
The European Commission has lowered the maximum concentrations allowed for two parabens in cosmetic products and has prohibited their use in some baby products. The usage of methylisothiazolinone (...)
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies passed a bill that prohibits the laboratory testing on animals for the development of cosmetics. The proposal, which provides for fines for those violating the (...)
The European Commission has published its proposed measures related to potential fragrance allergens. A public consultation has been opened; comments may be submitted by 14th May 2014 at the (...)
FCE Cosmetique and FCE Pharma, which took place on 23-25 May 2017 at São Paulo Expo recorded an unprecedented level of attendance, receiving 15,400 visitors, a growth of 9% compared to previous year. At the opening ceremony, Geraldo Alckmin, Governor of the São Paulo State, highlighted the efforts of the Government for the (...)
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American retail is in freefall, and its sales revenues have been deeply affected by 3,500 stores going out of business, not to mention the difficulties Macy’s, Sears and K-Mart are facing. Unlike the banking sector, the main actors of retail are rapidly restructuring their networks of sales points because of the rising price of (...)
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