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On 13 and 14 October 2026, the 18th meeting of specialists from OCCLs (official cosmetic control laboratories) and representatives of national authorities from 27 countries took place in Brussels (Belgium), with the support of the EDQM/Council of Europe (European Directorate …

On 22 October 2026, as part of the implementation of MoCRA, the US FDA published the final version of its guidance on mandatory recalls for cosmetic products. They set out the circumstances in which the FDA may order a …

On 22 October 2026, the European Parliament voted in favour of the new version (resulting from the trilogue) of Omnibus VI (the European Commission’s proposal to simplify the requirements applicable to chemicals, including cosmetics). The text still needs to …

HSE (Health and Safety Executive) as the Agency for UK REACH has included several substances/groups of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) on the UK REACH Candidate List, in particular bumetrizole (CAS No.: 3896-11-5; EC No.: 223-445-4; INCI: Bumetrizole) …

COSMED (the leading association representing companies in the cosmetics sector) has become a financial sponsor of the Chair in Aromas, Perfumes and Cosmetics Heritage in the Grasse Region (PAPC). Through this commitment, COSMED aims to strengthen the links between academic …

In early September in Vienna (Austria), the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) and the Cantonal Laboratory of Basel-Stadt (Switzerland) organised a training course with the support of the EDQM/Council of Europe (European Directorate for the Quality of …

On September 30, the European Parliament held a roundtable discussion bringing together scientists, experts, policymakers… and Cosmetics Europe. The main topic of discussion—which the association summarized in a press release—was, as always, the need to reassess the basis for …

On 7 October 2026, the HSE (Health and Safety Executive), the agency responsible for the CLP Regulation in Great Britain, published its Opinion on Galaxolide (CAS No.1222-05-5; EC No.214-946-9; INCI: Hexamethylindanopyran), concluding that the substance should be classified as Repr. …

On 16 September 2026, the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) announced the launch of ISO 9001:2026, Quality management systems – Requirements, the new edition of the world’s most widely used quality management standard. This new edition (CHF 196) contains targeted …

On 10 September 2026, the US FDA issued a “final order” to ban the use of two UV filters: Trolamine Salicylate (CAS No.2174-16-5, EC No.218-531-3, EU INCI: TEA-Salicylate), listed in Annex V (Preservatives) of the European Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, and …