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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, October 7, 2020

Cosmebio: the 2020-2021 Trophies

The French trade association Cosmebio has unveiled the winners of its 2020-2021 Trophies which reward the best natural and organic labelled cosmetics ...

Monday, October 5, 2020

The impact of the health crisis on the cosmetics sector analysed by the FEBEA

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How has the cosmetics sector been impacted by the crisis? Which products and which categories of companies have resisted best? What paths does the pro...

Monday, October 5, 2020

GMPs in the Covid-19 era: FDA recommendations

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While the Covid-19 crisis has suspended FDA inspections in Europe, the US agency is nonetheless keeping an eye on the manufacturing conditions of prod...

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Cosmetics Europe updates its Charter on Responsible Advertising and Marketing

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First adopted in 2012, the Cosmetics Europe’s Charter and Guiding Principles on Responsible Advertising and Marketing Communications has been reviewed...

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

TechnicoFlor launches its training in the profession of perfumer

The TechnicoFlor group, which has specialised in the creation of perfume compositions, plant extracts, aromatic raw materials and food flavourings for...

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Modalities of tariff groupings: a note to operators

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Within the framework of its partnership with CosmeticOBS, Business France points out that the French DGDDI (Directorate General of Customs and Indirec...

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

A new standard for the UEBT

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The UEBT (Union for Ethical BioTrade) announced the publication of its new standard. It defines practices that respect people and biodiversity in the ...

Monday, June 8, 2020

Designing for better recycling in France: the Guide

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Consumers want more environmentally friendly cosmetic products. To help companies in the industry meet these expectations, the FEBEA (French Federatio...

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

UNITIS Open Letter to the organizers of cosmetic events: "Be realistic, postpone to 2021!"

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Representatives of the cosmetic ingredients industry speak with one voice and send the same message: just like the EFfCI, UNITIS, the European Organiz...

Monday, May 25, 2020

"Postpone the cosmetic events to 2021," the EFfCI asks

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Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, all professional events planned between now and the summer have been cancelled one after the other, includin...

Monday, May 18, 2020

Cosmetic Valley projects itself into the post-Covid-19 era

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“Responsibility, Agility, Solidarity and Innovation will be the key words of the recovery, which is likely to be ultra-competitive, especially with As...

Monday, May 11, 2020

The stakes of deconfinement for the cosmetics industry as seen by Christophe Masson, CEO of Cosmetic Valley

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On Monday 11 May, France begins its first day of deconfinement after two months of shutdown. While the time for recovery has come, the greatest cautio...