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Compliant in Paris, Illegal in New York: the Myth of "One Label Fits All"

Discover key cosmetic labeling requirements across the EU, US, and Canada. Learn why “one label fits all” is a costly compliance myth.

E-commerce : Which obligations do professionals have ?Subscribers only

Since the beginning of the health crisis, many people have turned to the Internet to continue consuming. A godsend for the cosmetics industry professionals. Like physical distribution, online sales are subject to very specific rules. CosmeticOBS took stock of the situation with Xavier Gueant, Director of Legal Affairs at the FEBEA.

Hand antisepsis: Q&A Biocide / CosmeticsSubscribers only

Hydroalcoholic products, which are an integral part of the barrier measures to combat the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, still raise many questions. What regulations do they depend on? What substances must (or must not) they contain? What claims can they make? Corinne Benoliel and Pauline Ferreira-Théret, from Institut Scientis, answer these questions (and many others), in this Q&A Biocid...

A short regulatory tour of the world for formulatorsSubscribers only

When we develop a cosmetic product, we think about galenics, texture, technical constraints, efficiency… but not only that! The formulator must also take into account the regulatory constraints imposed by the European Cosmetics Regulation in force and those of the areas where the developed product is marketed. Estelle Dehier, from Labosphère, offers here a small international overview of the most ...

"Free-from..." claims: clarification from the French supervisory authoritiesSubscribers only

Since 1 July 2019, and the joint implementation of the European Technical Document on Cosmetic Claims and the 8th revision of the French ARPP’s Recommendation “Cosmetic Products”, controversies and uncertainties as to their scope have remained very strong. With a central question: how would the control authorities take them into account during their inspections? The answer has just arrived, with t...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Annex I.A.7 - Exposure to substancesSubscribers only
After the estimation of exposure to the cosmetic product in its point 6, Annex I requires the calculation of the exposure to the substances it contain...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Annex I.A.6 - Exposure to the cosmetic productSubscribers only
This Section 6 of Annex I is a direct result of the data provided in Section 5 concerning normal and reasonably foreseeable use, and also has a direct...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Annex I.A.5 - Normal and reasonably foreseeable useSubscribers only
This section, which is fairly simple to formalise, is intended to describe the expected use of the product, but is an essential element to enable the ...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Annex I.A.4 - Impurities, traces, information about the packaging materialSubscribers only
Section 4 of the Annex I deals with the purity of the product: the presence of impurities and traces, especially of prohibited substances, shall be as...
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Annex I.A.3 - Microbiological qualitySubscribers only
The third section of the Annex I requires to provide the microbiological specifications of the ingredients and of the finished product… The European C...
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Annex I.A.2 - Physical/chemical characteristics and stability of the cosmetic productSubscribers only
Second part of the Safety Report: the aim here is to provide the exhaustive data allowing specifications, both for the ingredients and the finished pr...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Annex I.A.I - Quantitative and qualitative composition of the cosmetic productSubscribers only
First data to be provided in the Cosmetic Product Safety Report, as detailed in Annex I to the Cosmetics Regulation: the qualitative and quantitative ...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Annex I: the textSubscribers only
An article and an annex of the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 display the principles of requirements in terms of the assessment of the safety of cosme...
Friday, January 4, 2013
Nanos: the Regulation in practice (obligations and agenda)Subscribers only
On 11 January 2013, the on-line portal for notification of cosmetic nano-materials was made operational by the European Commission. Should you hurry u...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Claims: the new features of Regulation 1223/2009Subscribers only
Claims, advertisements… what can be written on cosmetic product labels and in commercial documents since July 11, 2013? The Cosmetics Regulation 1223/...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
An Internet site: the web, yes; but, also, the attached obligationsSubscribers only
The Web, that means 1,000 billions of web pages, some 273 millions sites the world over … and, among them: yours. When a cosmetic brand, being on the ...
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The "No animal testing" MentionSubscribers only
Here is a mention that, at first sign, seems to be explicit enough, stating that the manufacturer did not use animal testing to assess the tolerance o...
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