On 5 October 2023, the Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published the process for managing substances classified as CMR (carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic for reproduction) under the United Kingdom Cosmetics Regulations (UK CR). Article 15 of the UK CR...
On August 30, 2023, France published Decree No. 2023-837, which establishes the list of products that cannot be sold in bulk for public health reasons. This comes into force one day after its publication. This French Decree is aimed at consumer-friendly retailers...
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) in the United Kingdom (UK) invites interested parties to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of nanomaterials used in cosmetics. Section 16 of the UK Cosmetics Regulations requires...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on August 7. This guidance is produced pursuant to the US Cosmetics Regulatory Modernization Act of 2022 (MoCRA). And, it deals with cosmetic product facility registrations and product listings. The...
The resolution of the French Council of State relating to cosmetic products has been published on June 30, 2023. In this document of the Government of France cancel the decree of November 30, 2020 regarding signs and marks that may lead to confusion in the...
On June 22, the Government of Canada published an Act (C-47) to implement a series of provisions introduced in Parliament on March 28, 2023. Division 28 of Part 4 of Canada's C-47 Act contains several amendments that affect animal testing in cosmetics. On the one...
France has published a new edition of the guide on environmental claims. The objective of this edition is to provide information about how to give an environmental approach to a certain cosmetic service, product and/or its packaging. The guide establishes that for the...
A series of measures are proposed that will modify the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 applicable in Great Britain. In this way, «the Cosmetics Regulations» that apply in England, Wales and Scotland are modified. The UK Department of Business and Commerce, which is...
The Government of Canada opens a consultation on the Regulations that modify certain aspects of cosmetic ingredients. The Government of Canada is moving forward with plans to make health protection information easily accessible to Canadians. Specifically, their plans...
On February 7, 2023, the California Legislative Council has proposed a law to amend Section 108980 of the Health and Safety Code, related to public health. This bill indicates that no person or entity will manufacture, sell, deliver, maintain or offer for...
On February 3, 2023, the 2022 Cosmetic Regulation Modernization Law (MOCRA) was approved. MOCRA amends Chapter VI of the US Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics (FDCA) to include new provisions for cosmetic products. These provisions are left to the Food and Drug...
The Governor of New York has signed Senate Bill S483B into law. This project promulgates the reform of the general commercial law in relation to the prohibition of the sale of cosmetics tested on animals. The new law “New York Cruelty Free Cosmetics Act” will go into...