In partnership with the PCPC, UC has made the graduate certification program available to educate cosmetic manufacturing professionals in preventing contamination of cosmetic products produced with natural preservatives.
By Catherine Apolinario, Cosmed Regulatory Affairs Manager
In this guest article from COSMED, the professional association of the cosmetic industry in France, we take a look at the changing regulation surrounding the preservative MI or MIT: Methylisothiazolinone.
In this guest article, the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) outlines what the Brexit vote means for the UK cosmetics industry and how companies should be responding.
Colour plays a vital role in the cosmetics industry, but manufacturers can sometimes be faced with the challenges that arise from the regulations surrounding colour and colourants. Here we sat down with the Cosmetics Toiletry and Perfumery Association...
The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) has moved quickly to play down claims that cosmetics products could contain chemicals linked to an increased cancer risk.
The European Commission has opened two consultations on proposals to restrict cosmetics use of zinc oxide (ZnO) as a colourant, and to band chloroacetamide in cosmetic products.
We may have thought twice about using sunscreen or applying moisturiser this morning following an announcement made at a recent conference in Lisbon, but there is nothing to fear and products in Europe are safe, according to the Cosmetics Toiletries and...
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is calling for an EU-wide ban on the use of the preservative methylisothiazolinone in cosmetics products as it puts consumers at risk of suffering from an allergic reaction.
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has requested that limits be introduced on the use of aluminium in antiperspirant deodorants and other cosmetics.
Last week Cosmetics Regulation which was adopted in 2009 finally went into complete action replacing the Cosmetics Directive of 1976 that used to rule cosmetics products in the European Union. Here, Cosmetics Design takes a look at some of the major changes.
The organization has stated that the cosmetic preservative MI is safe for consumers to use, despite claims that it can be linked to increasing numbers of allergies in the general population.
Following another request to update its opinion on propyl- and butylparaben, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has ruled that the parabens are not posing any health risk in the amounts currently used.
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has reported, after carrying out an assessment on the use of β−arbutin in cosmetics, that the substance used in skin lightening products, poses a health risk.
Organic Monitor feels that the consumption phase of cosmetic products is often being ignored by the industry in comparison to the focus on raw materials and production process, which can damage the relationship with the consumer.
The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association has once again reiterated the safety of cosmetics products in Europe due to stringent regulation amidst more media reports.
As upcoming industry events in Europe and beyond turn their attention to the new EU cosmetics regulations being exercised next year, Cosmetics Design takes a look at some of the key points from the new legislation.
As the European Commission looks to tighten up the safety assessment of nanomaterials in cosmetics products, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has been called upon to request the help of other experts in the field.
Russia has scrapped its Sanitary Government Registration (SGR) as part of an overhaul on cosmetic import regulations, which previously required products to conform to the sanitary requirements of the Single Customs Union (Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan).
The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has published a proposal in an effort it says, to align the EU cosmetics regulation's definition of the term ‘nanomaterials’ with the regulatory definition recommended by the EC last year to ensure consumer...
The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) has branded media reports of a recent study into triclosan use in cosmetics as ‘scare stories’ that do not reflect reality and reiterated the safety of cosmetic products.
The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety has published a draft document containing opinions on kojic acid, benzisothiazolinone and nitrosamines used in cosmetic products by request of the European Commission.
The European Commission has published a guide on the safety assessment of nanomaterials to help the industry comply with article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products, which is to come into force in July of next year.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has called the first official Congressional hearing on cosmetics safety in more than 30 years following recent debates over the levels of certain ‘toxic’ chemicals present in cosmetic products.
Following consumer reliance on eco-labels, including natural and organic logos, to identify sustainable cosmetic products, a shift is now expected in the coming years as consumers use smartphone technology to get real-time information when buying cosmetic...
The French Health Products Safety Agency (Afssaps) has suggested that the maximum concentration of aluminium in cosmetic products should be lowered and that consumers should be made more aware of the potential dangers, following its recent risk assessment.
The failure of the Tanzanian regulatory authorities to curb the
spread of harmful cosmetic products raises the issue of Africa's
suitability as an export market.
In Brazil, the State University of Campinas, Unicamp, has developed
a new test to identify pirate of fake perfumes, a problem that
costs the industry millions in lost revenues every year.
Although spending on ethical purchases such as organic, Fairtrade
and recycled goods is on the up in the UK, a new survey finds that
consumption of cosmetic products guaranteed not to have been tested
on animals actually fell during...
Alongside antioxidant-rich cosmetic and supplment products,
antioxidant foods designed to help slow ageing are now exploding
onto the European market - a trend that many manufacturers believe
looks set to stay, report Dominique Patton...
The Europeran Commission has launched an initiative to ensure that
all cosmetic products with a durability of more than 30 months will
have to indicate so on the labelling. The move means changes for
manufacturers of a variety of...
Industry bodies have hit back at claims by a US study team that a
chemical commonly used as a preservative in a variety of cosmetic
products may damage unborn foetuses, saying that doses are far too
small to have such an effect.
There should be no more doubts about whether or not to use that
opened tube of sun-cream you found at the back of a cupboard or the
mascara in the bottom of your handbag, asserts the European
Commission.
The European Parliament has voted to impose a sales ban on all new
cosmetic products that have been tested on animals.
The 626-member European Union assembly, meeting in Strasbourg,
France, voted in favour of some 30 amendments that...