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

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 FormSubscribers only

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 reformSubscribers only

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 eventsSubscribers only

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 requirementsSubscribers only

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…
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 microbeadsSubscribers only
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 regulationsSubscribers only
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)Subscribers only
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)Subscribers only
Specific status for colourants, distinction between ‘simple’ products and OTC drugs…. American cosmetics regulations involve very different specificit...
Monday, June 27, 2016
Canadian cosmetics regulations (2/2)Subscribers only
Identical in their principles, but different in many aspects, the regulations governing cosmetics in Canada were presented by Frédéric Lebreux and Séb...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Canadian cosmetics regulations (1/2)Subscribers only
If, overall, their principles are the same as anywhere else, the texts governing cosmetics in Canada still contain a few specificities… At the Interna...
Monday, February 8, 2016
Cosmetics regulations in TurkeySubscribers only
It was Vuranel Okay, of KTSD, the professional association that represents the cosmetics industry in Turkey, who presented the regulations governing c...
Monday, February 1, 2016
Cosmetics regulations in the United Arab EmiratesSubscribers only
The RACS, a Dubai-based certification body authorized to register products, came to the International Cosmetics Congress organized by Business France ...
Monday, January 25, 2016
Cosmetics regulations in Saudi ArabiaSubscribers only
The International Cosmetics Congress organized by Business France and Cosmed in December 2015 was dedicated to export to Middle Eastern countries, sta...
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Halal cosmetics and certificationSubscribers only
The importance of halal cosmetics keeps growing, and not just in terms of exports to Middle Eastern countries. The market is developing all around the...
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Plastic microbeads banned from cosmetics in United StatesSubscribers only
President Barack Obama signed it on December 28, 2015: the ban of plastic microbeads in cosmetic products became a law in the United States with the M...
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