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What can we expect from the new Ecocert Sourcing platform?

On October 15, 2026, CosmeticOBS attended Ecocert’s press conference for the launch of its new Ecocert Sourcing platform. Sara Mayor (Director of the Cosmetics Business Unit at the Ecocert Group) introduced us to this new tool.

Organic cosmetics: sales are rising only in pharmacies

Sales of organic cosmetics are rising in chemists, but falling in organic shops and health and beauty shops. In organic shops, however, the decline is slowing. This is shown by the figures presented by Antonin Le Masle, Business Analyst at OpenHealth, during a webinar organised by Cosmébio and Synadiet on 15 October 2026.

A French FEBEA white paper on digital risks

Digital fraud has ceased to be a marginal phenomenon and has become a systemic threat to businesses, including those in the cosmetics sector. This white paper, which FEBEA has just published, aims to document the scale of the phenomenon and identify the conditions necessary to strengthen protection against it.

Joint call to action against counterfeiting

On September 30, 2026, nine organizations representing European industries, including Cosmetics Europe, released a document calling on the European Union to strengthen liability rules for online platforms and intermediaries in order to better prevent the sale of dangerous, illegal, or counterfeit products to European consumers.

Manifesto for the Digital Transition

In late September 2026, a coalition of organizations published a manifesto outlining recommendations for a digital transition. It advocates for a “one product, one EU Data Carrier” approach and calls for the implementation of a harmonized, flexible, and technology-neutral digital labeling system that would allow certain physical information to be replaced with information accessible online.

Friday, October 16, 2026

What can we expect from the new Ecocert Sourcing platform?

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On October 15, 2026, CosmeticOBS attended Ecocert’s press conference for the launch of its new Ecocert Sourcing platform. Sara Mayor (Director of the ...

Friday, October 16, 2026

Organic cosmetics: sales are rising only in pharmacies

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Sales of organic cosmetics are rising in chemists, but falling in organic shops and health and beauty shops. In organic shops, however, the decline is...

Friday, October 16, 2026

A French FEBEA white paper on digital risks

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Digital fraud has ceased to be a marginal phenomenon and has become a systemic threat to businesses, including those in the cosmetics sector. This whi...

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Joint call to action against counterfeiting

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On September 30, 2026, nine organizations representing European industries, including Cosmetics Europe, released a document calling on the European Un...

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Manifesto for the Digital Transition

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In late September 2026, a coalition of organizations published a manifesto outlining recommendations for a digital transition. It advocates for a “one...

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

A call from industry for the digitalisation of the European single market

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On 8 September 2026, 22 organisations representing European industries, including Cosmetics Europe, published an open letter calling for a new approac...

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

FEBEA is calling for a return to 0% customs duties on exports to the United States

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Following the European Parliament’s approval of the Turnberry Agreement on 16 June 2026, customs duties on French cosmetics exported to the United Sta...

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Cosmetics: much more than just a matter of appearance

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At its annual conference on 16 June 2026, Cosmetics Europe unveiled the results of a survey carried out by Ifop on how European consumers view cosmeti...

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Sun protection: between reality and the right messages to convey

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At the presentation of the results of the annual survey conducted by the OpinionWay polling institute on behalf of FEBEA regarding the use of suncare ...

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Use of sunscreen: the battle is not (yet) won

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The sunny days are back… and with them come the results of the annual survey conducted by the OpinionWay polling institute on behalf of FEBEA into the...

Friday, April 17, 2026

Omnibus VI: the controversy continues

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The European Parliament’s amendments to Omnibus VI (and in particular Article 15 of the Cosmetics Regulation on CMRs), adopted by the Committee on 15 ...

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

FEBEA and Cosmed in support of Omnibus VI

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As the European Commission’s Omnibus VI proposal to simplify “certain requirements and procedures applicable to chemicals” comes up for debate in Parl...