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DGCCRF Inspections for 2024–2025: An overview

At the 26th Cosmed Regulatory Congress on 1 April 2026, the entire team from Office 5B of the DGCCRF was present to present a review of its activities as part of its remit to oversee the cosmetics market. Before delving specifically into the topics of GMP, claims and nanomaterials, Vanessa Picot, Deputy Head of the Office, provided an overview of the 2024–2025 inspections… and answered the questions they raised.

French cosmetovigilance: the 2024/2025 review

At the 26th Cosmed Regulatory Congress on 1 April 2026, Élodie Lontsi, Scientific Project Manager – Cosmetovigilance and Tatouvigilance at ANSES, reviewed recent cosmetovigilance figures in France, as well as the main implications of reports of serious adverse effects on the management of certain cosmetic ingredients.

What does the future hold for palm oil in cosmetics?

During the 5th edition of the Lipids & Cosmetics Congress, held on January 28 and 29, 2026, a round table discussion was organized on the theme “Palm oil: what does the future hold?” Hervé Plessis, CEO of Stéarinerie Dubois, Philippe Guariloff of Chanel, Julie Cortal of Nopalm Ingredients, Antoine Piccirilli, Scientific Director of La Fabrique Végétale, and Marie-Odile Hecht, Director of Cosmo...

MoCRA enforcement in the USA: a status update

It is two years old, but the implementation of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA), the regulatory framework for cosmetics in the United States, has not yet reached full maturity. Some rules are still missing, while the implications of those already in effect can be measured. At the 23rd Cosmetic Valley Regulatory Issues - Fragrances & Cosmetics Congress held on November 19 a...

A world tour of allergen labelling

At the 23rd Regulatory Issues Conference - Perfumes & Cosmetics held on 19 and 20 November 2025, Linh de Beaucorps and Juliette Blès from FEBEA revisited the issue of international acceptance of mandatory European labelling for “new” allergens, providing an update on the situation in different countries and geographical areas.

Thursday, January 15, 2015

ASEAN: market and regulations (3)

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At the International Encounters held by Cosmed on 15 December 2014, UbiFrance Vietnam trade advisor Sylvie Fure and ASEAN Cosmetics Association VP A...

Monday, January 12, 2015

ASEAN: market and regulations (2)

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At the International Encounters held by Cosmed on 15 December 2014, UbiFrance Vietnam trade advisor Sylvie Fure and ASEAN Cosmetics Association VP Ala...

Thursday, January 8, 2015

ASEAN: market and regulations (1)

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At the International Encounters held by Cosmed on 15 December 2014, UbiFrance Vietnam trade advisor Sylvie Fure and ASEAN Cosmetics Association VP Ala...

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

India: market and regulations

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At Cosmed’s International Congress last December 15, 2014, Matthieu Lefort, Director of the UbiFrance office in India, and Alain Khaiat, Vice-Presiden...

Monday, December 29, 2014

South Korea: market and regulations

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At Cosmed’s International Congress on December 15, 2014, Hyeun-Suk Oh, Export Advisor of UbiFrance South Korea, and Tiger Kim, CEO of Korean firm Cosm...

Monday, December 22, 2014

Japan: market and regulations

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At Cosmed’s International Congress last December 15, 2014, Mikako Shiina, Export Development Manager of UbiFrance Japan, Yoko Nakamura, former delegat...

Thursday, December 18, 2014

When cosmetics leave traces

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Even when present in extremely low concentrations and when their presence is unavoidable, traces of impurities, contaminants, and prohibited substance...

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Cosmetics: how to be sustainable... sustainably

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You’d be hard pressed to find a congress that doesn’t address it at least once, or even devote an entire day to it: sustainability seems to be the new...

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

The place of standards in cosmetics regulations

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European regulations, national laws, guidelines from various professional organizations… the regulations which apply to cosmetics ensue from several t...

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Current state of the luxury sector

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The luxury sector had mixed results in 2014: slowdown in China, tensions in Russia, disenchantment of traditional customers… So what will be the targe...

Monday, December 8, 2014

Evaluating packaging safely

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Now that Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 has taken effect, the product safety report must include ‘the relevant characteristics of packaging material, ...

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

ANSM: 2014 GMP inspections

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At the 12th congress in Chartres, after presenting an overview of their most recent cosmetics regulatory inspections, ANSM agents Thierry Thomas and V...