On December 29th, 2022, the biggest amendment of the U.S. Cosmetic Regulation since 1938 has been enacted. The publication of the Modernization of Cosmetic Regulation Act (MoCRA) in the USA is expected to have a large impact on the cosmetic industry, while it implies the reinforcement of FDA’s power. In this article, you will learn […]
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Consequences on the cosmetics industry’s compliance status in the European-Union Part 2 Claims, including a focus on “sensitive skin” and “hypoallergenic” The DGCCRF will also strengthen controls on packaging and in particular on claims. Before getting to the heart of the matter, let’s see what the European regulation tells us. 1) General context – common […]
Cosmetics trade fairs in Japan BIORIUS has Belgian roots but truly is an international company at heart. Participation to COSME WEEK TOKYO/OSAKA, American management school, offices in Belgium, France and London, global team of more than 10 nationalities and clients scattered around the globe, our ability to adapt to different cultures and to help cosmetics […]
The European Commission has notified the draft regulation “OMNIBUS VI” to the World Trade Association (WTO) on November 17th, 2022. This OMNIBUS VI regulation incorporate substances classified CMR by the regulation EEC 2022/692 aka ATP 18th of the CLP Regulation into the European Cosmetic Regulation 1223/2009. The aim of this amendment is to implement the […]
The Government of the United Kingdom has extended the initial transition period for cosmetic labeling and UKCA marking.
Following a SCCS (the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) conclusion, the Commission Regulation (EU 2022/1181) decreases the Formaldehyde threshold for the labelling of a warning and changes the warning from ‘contains formaldehyde’ to ‘releases formaldehyde’. Indeed, the SCCS considers that the present threshold (0.05%) does not sufficiently protect consumers sensitised to formaldehyde from exposure to […]
Octocrylene (CAS no 6197-30-4) and Benzophenone-3 (CAS no 131-57-7) restrictions and Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1176.
