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p-Cymene, Burgeonal group, Silver Nitrate...: the Opinion of the GB HSE

On 2 April 2026, the HSE (Health and Safety Executive), the agency responsible for the CLP Regulation in Great Britain, published its Opinions on the harmonised classification and labelling of several cosmetic ingredients in the GB MCL (Mandatory Classification and Labelling), the equivalent of Annex VI of the European CLP Regulation. Many are in line with the corresponding opinions of ECHA’s RAC, but not all…

Allergens: Canada updates the Cosmetic Notification Form

As announced, Health Canada has just updated its Cosmetics Notification Form to reflect its new “flexible approach” regarding the disclosure of the concentration information of certain fragrance allergens.

Australia: consultation on regulation of sunscreens reform

On 26 March 2026, the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) launched an eight-week consultation on a proposal aimed at “improving the regulation of sunscreen”.

United States: a single platform for adverse events

On March 11, 2026, the US FDA announced the merger of its various adverse event reporting systems (including the one for cosmetics) into a single platform. For the US agency, this is a guarantee of greater transparency and some savings…

Health Canada announces “flexibility” regarding allergen requirements

Health Canada has just announced that it has “heard concerns from industry” and adopted a “revised approach” to fragrance allergen requirements. The plan is to make no amendments to the Cosmetic Regulations but to allow flexibility in their interpretation…

Monday, January 23, 2017

Lithuania amends the cosmetics' microbiological limits

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Ukraine has just transmitted to WTO a draft norm aimed to amend microbiological qualitative and quantitative limits for finished cosmetic products. Th...

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Ukraine adopts the European Cosmetics Regulation

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Ukraine has just transmitted to WTO a draft technical regulation based on the European Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. There is no indication on when ...

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Denmark calls the European Commission to maintain the automatic ban on CMRs in cosmetics

Since 2010 there has been an automatic ban on CMR substances in cosmetics throughout the European Union. According to the Danish Minister for Environm...

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

New FDA's guidelines for sunscreens products

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On 22 November2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final guidance on safety and effectiveness data for OTC sunscreen ingredie...

Monday, November 21, 2016

Canada bans plastic microbeads from 2018

Canada has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed to ban the manufacture, import, sale or offer for sale of toiletries that contain plastic ...

Monday, October 31, 2016

Cosmetics regulations in the EAEC (2/2)

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What should be done to place a cosmetic product on the EurAsian Economic Community’s market? Which requirements must be met, in particular in terms of...

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Asia marching towards plastic microbeads ban in cosmetics

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Following the decisions taken by the United States, France and United Kingdom, and and more recently by Korea, Taiwan now schedules the ban of plastic...

Monday, October 24, 2016

Cosmetics regulations in the EAEC (1/2)

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Russia and its neighbours form an economic union where regulations governing cosmetics are enforced on a harmonized basis. The registration procedure...

Monday, October 17, 2016

Korea plans to ban microbeads

South Korea has just transmitted to WTO a draft proposition aimed to amend its Regulation on Safety Standards of Cosmetics. On the agenda: the ban of ...

Monday, October 10, 2016

Cosmetics regulations in Iran

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If it is a highly coveted market for cosmetics companies today, and if its regulations are quite similar to those in Europe, Iran also has its own reg...

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

USA: how to distinguish a cosmetic product from an OTC?

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It is common knowledge that American regulations classify certain cosmetic products as OTC products, which involves increased requirements in terms of...

Monday, September 12, 2016

Korea: evolutions of the cosmetic regulations

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South Korea has just transmitted to WTO three draft propositions aimed to amend the Cosmetic Act, the founding text of the cosmetic regulation in this...