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M-A-C appoints Nicola Formichetti as global creative director from May 19, 2025. “A fashion icon and avant-garde figure, he will infuse the brand with a bold and inclusive artistic vision,” says the company.
This strategic appointment aims to reinforce M-A-C’s …

The European Union has just published Regulation (EU) 2025/877, the 7th annual text aiming to ban or regulate substances recently classified as CMR. The text transposes the classification of substances as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMR), adopted in …

The second stage in the evaluation of the Cosmetics Regulation (after the call for contributions initiated on February 21, 2025), the public consultation was launched on May 5. It is open until July 28. As a reminder, this process could …

On April 16, 2025, the European Commission adopted its 2025-2030 Work Plan for the Ecodesign Regulation. And while the JRC had placed cosmetics among the priority products in November 2024, the Commission drew up its first list, which …

In 2023, the French DGCCRF carried out a survey of 1,499 professionals to monitor the use of origin-related terms on non-food products, in particular the “Made in France” claim. The results revealed the recurrent use of unjustified or false claims.
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Since its launch in 2019, the trade show dedicated to sustainable packaging has been based at the Carreau du Temple. On July 1 and 2, 2025, Édition Spéciale By Luxe Pack will set up shop at the Carrousel du Louvre …

In a press release, FEBEA deplores the US administration’s decision on April 2 to impose an additional 20% tariff on imported goods from the European Union. This measure is bound to have an impact on the French cosmetics industry, with …

Sylwia Jaczewska from European Commission’s DG Grow confirmed at Cosmed’s 25th Regulatory Congress on March 26, 2025 that talc, under a CLH classification of Carc. 1B (H350 - May cause cancer) adopted by ECHA’s CER (Committee for Risk Assessment) in …

Stéphane Dhalluin, Ph.D., Global Head, Human & Environmental Safety Evaluation, L’Oréal, has been elected as chairman of the board.
The additional new officers are:
• Vice Chair, John Chave, Director General, Cosmetics Europe
• Secretary, Jon Lalko, Ph.D., Executive Fellow …

Cosmed has just adopted a new system that strengthens the traceability of Free Sale Certificates, while guaranteeing their inviolability. Based on an innovative technology incorporating blockchain, each certificate can be authenticated instantly on a smartphone, with no mobile application to …