Laws and regulations
EU Commission’s scientific body says aluminium is safe in cosmetics
The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS), which is in charge to provide the EU Commission with opinions on health and safety...
French and European authorities in disagreement about the safe use of phenoxyethanol on babies
The French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) no longer wants so-called "non-rinsed" cosmetics...
Procter & Gamble backs global eradication of animal testing
Personal care giant Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is taking a bold stance against animal testing. The conglomerate, which counts...
ANVISA agrees to simplify regulations of cosmetics for children
The Brazilian Association of personal hygiene, perfumery and cosmetics (ABIHPEC) announced on July 3 another regulatory breakthrough for...
Hawaii officially bans sunscreens suspected to harm coral reefs
By signing bill SB 2571 on June 3, 2018, Governor David Ige made Hawaii first state in the world to ban certain sunscreens suspected to...
Natural and organic cosmetics: The new ISO standard continues to be debated
The ISO 16128 standard for the international harmonization of definitions for natural and organic cosmetic products and their...
FDA suggests maximum lead levels in lip cosmetics
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new draft guidance proposing to limit lead levels to 10 ppm in cosmetic lip...
Brazilian perfumes and cosmetics industry protests against the instability of ANVISA’s electronic system
Difficulties and oscillations in the electronic systems used for the regularization of beauty products in Brazil (SGAS and DATAVISA) have...
Anvisa updates definition and labelling rules for sunscreens
Brazil’s National Agency for Health Surveillance (Anvisa) recently published a new regulation (RDC 126/2016) providing a new definition...
Cosmetics industry leads the charge against a growing counterfeit market
A 3D security system for labels and packaging and an agreement with the Brazilian Internal Revenue Service are some of the sector’s new...
