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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.

Monday, July 1, 2013

Triman: a new logo on French packaging

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Mandatory as of 2015, the Triman logo will be applicable to cosmetics products packaging, too. It will show the consumers recyclable packaging subject...

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Packaging, in the Cosmetics Regulation

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The Cosmetics Regulation, implemented in its entirety since 11 July 2013, makes it mandatory to the manufacturers to take into account and declare man...

Monday, June 24, 2013

The Chinese market: key figures and trends

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To export to China: this is a dream for more than one cosmetics producer! A dream not that easy to make as real, as the Chinese market is known to be ...

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

France: the nano-declaration, in practice

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It is a purely French special feature, mandatory since 1 January 2013. The yearly declaration of the substances as nanoparticles shall be submitted no...

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

UEBT Biodiversity Barometer 2013

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During the 5th"The Beauty of Sourcing with Respect" edition, held in Paris on April, The Union for Ethical Biotrade-UEBT has released its 2013 Biodive...

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Cosmetics: when standards are enforced

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ISO 24442, 24443 and 24444 to measure sunscreen factors, ISO 22716 for the GMP … standards are more and more present in the cosmetic world, and, somet...

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The weak anti-cellulite weapons of the cosmetic world

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Spring has come; the beach of the coming summer is thought about … and the image sent back by the mirror at the end of this winter is not clearly in f...

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Marseille: the soap war

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What is a "true" savon de Marseille (Marseille soap)? What are the criteria it shall comply with to get this name? Which code of ethics it shall refer...

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Eco-design and cosmetics: the environment-friendly water drop?

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The principle of eco-design is not new in cosmetics: it has been discussed since the 1970s. But it is increasingly being talked about today, and as a ...

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Nanomaterials and cosmetics: risks and opportunities

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Obviously, nowadays, nanos are questioned: definition, notification, specific French declaration, safety, how consumers will understand the mandatory ...

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Nanos: seven key points to understand

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Nano-particle, nano-ingredient, nanomaterial, nano-object … though tiny, nanos are topical. They are talked about, and should be even more talked abou...

Monday, February 11, 2013

Sun protection assessment: which methods, in which countries?

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Assessing the protection index of a sunscreen is essential, be it to display on the label the right SPF, or to comply with the one-to-three ratio requ...