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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.

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Cosmébio Manifesto: the association reaffirms its commitments

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At the beginning of 2021, Cosmébio decided to revise and distribute its new manifesto, signed by all its members. An opportunity to recall the “histor...

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

A Guidance on “Nature-orientated Cosmetics”

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The IKW (German Cosmetic, Toiletry, Perfumery and Detergent Association) has just announced the pre-publication of Guidelines for “nature-oriented cos...

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

FEBEA welcomes the start of exports to China without animal testing

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In a press release dated 14 January 2021, the FEBEA welcomes the fact that France is the first European Union country to be able to export its cosmeti...

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

New method for determination of polar N-nitrosamines in cosmetic products

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The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) has published an analytical method for the determination of polar N-nitr...

Monday, December 21, 2020

The EDQM alerts on the non-compliant presence of allergens in cosmetic products

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A study by the European Network of Official Cosmetics Control Laboratories (OCCLs)* indicates that some cosmetic products sold throughout Europe still...

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Claire : the application that wants to be clear about the cosmetic ingredients

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While the actors of the cosmetics industry have long led the war on applications for deciphering ingredient lists, which were considered too unreliabl...

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Evolution of the criteria for the Natrue label

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The Natrue standard is one of the international references for the formulation of natural and organic cosmetics. The update of the criteria of its lab...

Monday, November 2, 2020

Cosmetics: Call for the reopening of shops and salons

Following the French Prime Minister’s statements, representatives of cosmetics manufacturers and the hair care and beauty care professions are uniting...

Monday, October 19, 2020

30 proposals from the Cosmetic Valley for a sustainable recovery of the sector

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During the General Estates of the perfumery and cosmetics industry held on October 15, 2020, the Cosmetic Valley presented its 30 proposals for measur...

Monday, October 12, 2020

Covid-19: French recovery plan and aids for exports

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The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken up many codes, in the personal life of each individual but also in the commercial relations of companies. In particul...

Monday, October 12, 2020

Cosmed survey: the cosmetics industry facing Covid-19

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Cosmed, French professional association of the cosmetics industry, conducted a survey in July 2020 to analyse the situation of companies and the prosp...

Monday, October 12, 2020

Covid-19: a compilation of workplace safety guidelines by IFRA

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IFRA (International Fragrance Association), in association with IOFI (International Organization of the Flavor Industry), has been compiling the vario...