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The PIF must be kept for 10 years after the last batch of the cosmetic product is placed on the market… nd for some products, until 11 July 2020.

Contrary to what we may think, the German cosmetics market is not that easy to understand and penetrate for a French company. At a Workshop on Decembe...

You may have them in your cupboards. Maybe, you use them, still. Beware: they are dangerous, illegal, harmful… and are the subject of a recall or ban ...

The DGCCRF (Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes) has just published a notice of recall, by the ch...

No more sticks and thick textures that leave marks, especially when you are no longer that young! More flexible and malleable, new fluid concealers ju...

Several options are available for the PIF writing. This is shown both in the text of the Cosmetics Regulation and in its interpretation.

Which products require the establishment and the up-dating of a PIF, compliant with the Regulation? The answer is in its Article 11.

The long registration and evaluation procedure for chemicals placed on the European market is coming to an end, the last deadline being May 31, 2018 f...

It is no longer a secret: consumption patterns are changing. Organic, natural, or vegan products are now an integral part of our daily lives, includin...

They are just next door, but they buy and consume cosmetics differently. Their market and distribution systems follow their own rules, and even a few ...

Annex 1 to Cosmetics Regulation requires that the safety assessor shall prove his qualification. The requirements are described in Article 10, Paragra...

The PIF (Product Information File), within the meaning of Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, involves obligations for three main actors: the Responsible ...

Following the publication of European Regulation setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine-disrupting properties for biocides...

Aluminium keeps raising concerns, whether it is contained in drugs, vaccines, or convenience goods, including cosmetics. AT THE END OF 2017, at a symp...

The season of hand creams has come! The good news is, at last, they are presentable, even luxurious. New nicely-shaped packaging (oval, pebbles…), ori...

Regulation 2017/2228 of 4 December 2017, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 5 December, amends Annex III (restricted substances) o...

The Directors’ Contact Group (DCG) – a platform of the European Commission, ECHA and industry associations – recommends that companies communicate the...

The ‘veganism’ trend is increasingly more integrated to our lifestyles. Food, textile, and cosmetics are among the industries concerned, and more and ...

The 15th annual Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held in Chartres, France, last November 15-16, 2017, started with the traditional update on the late...

The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, scheduled for May 29, 2019, counts among the hottest topical issues. Other than its political ...

The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at restrict the maximum concentration of the preservative o-Phenylphenol in le...

Enjoy your age, be positive about time, practice Happy aging, slow lifting, youth coaching, or positive cosmetics… It is no longer time to fight, but ...

Pre- and probiotics, yeasts, ferments… these ingredients have been emerging as the new cosmetics stars. Beauty is in full fermentation! After the succ...

The ‘Free-from…’ and ‘Hypoallergenic’ claims have been in the hot seat since the publication of the Common Criteria cosmetics claims should satisfy to...