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Reminder: application of S.I. 2023/764 in Great Britain

This is the final provision of Statutory Instrument 2023 No. 764, entitled The Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2023, which comes into force on 6 July 2026. It imposes restrictions on the use of methyl-n-methylanthranilate, a fragrance ingredient.

The U.S. FDA adds a filter to its Sunscreen Monograph

This is a major development, the likes of which haven’t been seen since the late 1990s: the U.S. FDA has just issued a Final Order to add a UV filter to Monograph M020 on sunscreen products.

Cosmetics inspections in Asia

At the 26th Cosmed Regulatory Congress in early April 2026, Marie Magnan and Catherine Apolinario, both international regulatory affairs managers, presented an overview of cosmetic inspections and controls carried out around the world. Here is a summary of the second part of their presentation, covering China, South Korea, Japan and Vietnam.

Cosmetics inspections in the Americas

At the 26th Cosmed Regulatory Congress in early April 2026, Marie Magnan and Catherine Apolinario, both international regulatory affairs managers, presented an overview of cosmetic inspections and controls conducted around the world. Here is a summary of the first part of their presentation, covering the United States, Canada, and Brazil.

The basics for exporting cosmetics to the Andean Community

At the 26th Cosmed Regulatory Congress in early April 2026, Tania Gabriela Zamora Molero, a regulatory expert who has worked within the Andean Community, outlined the key requirements applicable to cosmetic products entering that market.

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...

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

FDA bans 19 ingredients from antibacterial soaps

On September 2, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule establishing that over-the-counter (OTC) consumer antiseptic wash prod...

Monday, September 5, 2016

UK MPs call for ban on plastic microbeads

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The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee, a UK cross-party committee of MPs, has called for a ban on plastic microbeads in cosmetics, and sa...

Monday, August 1, 2016

Mexican cosmetics regulations

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Differences among hygienic products (classified in the medical device category), registrations, notifications… At the International Congress organized...

Friday, July 22, 2016

American cosmetics regulations (2/2)

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At the International Congress organized by Cosmed on June 10, 2016, Linda M. Katz, Director of FDA’s Office of Cosmetics and Colours, presented Americ...

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

American cosmetics regulations (1/2)

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Specific status for colourants, distinction between ‘simple’ products and OTC drugs…. American cosmetics regulations involve very different specificit...