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Friday, August 29, 2025 RIFM Request for Concentration Data on 147 Ingredients » RIFM Request for Concentration Data on 147 Ingredients...
Friday, August 29, 2025 CARB Mandatory Survey Deadline Extension » CARB Mandatory Survey Status Update ...
Thursday, November 21, 2024 Interim policy on lead restrictions in the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act (TFCA) » ...
Monday, December 18, 2023 FDA MoCRA Facility Registration and Product Listing Update » December 18, 2023 FDA MoCRA Facility Registration and Product Listing Update...
Friday, December 15, 2023 FDA MoCRA Adverse Event Reporting Update » December 15, 2023 FDA MoCRA...
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 MoCRA Portal Beta Test Update » FDA previously announced that the MoCRA Cosmetic Direct electronic portal that will be used for cosmetic p...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 FDA publishes new Structured Product Labeling Implementation Guide » Questions about SPL? FDA published a new Structured Product Labeling Implementation Guide with updates for cosmetic facili...
Thursday, November 9, 2023 FDA Announced Delayed Enforcement for MoCRA Facility Registration and Product Listing » FDA Announced Delayed Enforcement for MoCRA Facility Registration and Product Listing New deadline: Jul...
Monday, August 7, 2023 FDA MoCRA Announcements: Portal to Open in October, Plus New Registration and Listing Guidance » NEW! FDA MoCRA Draft Guidance Regist...
Thursday, June 1, 2023 FY2023 OMUFA Facility User Fees Due TODAY - June 1 » FY 2023 OMUFA Facility User Fee Due Date – Today, June 1, 2023 Dear Colleague, This message is in reference to the...
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 2023 Tech Reg Forum Registration OPEN! »
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 FDA Webinar Sept 8: NEW Annual Drug Reporting Requirements » FDA \| CDER \| Small Business and Industry Assistance (SBIA) WEBINAR...
Monday, August 22, 2022 WEBINAR: Keeping Up With Global Cosmetic Ingredient Updates in 2022 - REACH24H » WEBINAR &nbs...
Monday, March 28, 2022 FDA Webinar: OTC Monograph Reform - Overview of Draft Guidance for Formal Meetings » FDA \| CDER \| Small Business and Industry Assistance WEBINARS...
Thursday, March 17, 2022 WEBINAR: Doing Business in Canada's Cosmetics Sector » The U.S. Commercial Service at the United States Consulate General in Montreal invites you to participate in a seminar on...
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 WEBINAR: Complying with Made in the USA Labeling Standards » Join the Commerce Department's International Trade Administration for a free webinar to help guide companies on proper Mad...
Monday, November 15, 2021 BeautyMatter: Phenoyethanol Beauty's New Baddie or Last Hope? » PHENOXYETHANOL: BEAUTY'S NEW BADDIE OR LAST HOPE? CARLA SEIPP NOVEMBER 12, 2021 Read the complete artic...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 Free FDA Webinar: OTC Sunscreen Drugs » FDA \| CDER \| Small Business and Industry Assistance WEBINARS...
Thursday, October 7, 2021 FDA to Repeal Color Additive Approval for the Use of Lead Acetate in Hair Dyes » Constituent Updates Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition FDA to Repeal Color Additive Approval fo...
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 HBW Insight: US FDA Meets Initial Deadlines In OTC Monograph Overhaul While It's Rebuilding Program » US FDA Meets Initial Deadlines In OTC Monograph Overhaul While It's Rebuilding The Program Malcolm Spicer...
Monday, October 4, 2021 Nail Products Containing Toluene - Proposed Rulemaking in California » Proposed Rulemaking in California: The Department of Toxic Substances Control ( DTSC) is proposing a regulation...
Thursday, September 9, 2021 FDA Training Conference: Electronic Drug Registration and Listing - Oct 13 » FDA \| CDER \| Small Business and Industry Assistance CONFERENCE...
Monday, August 2, 2021 IBA Statement - Benzene and Sunscreen » IBA Response to Recent Findings of Trace Amounts of Benzene in some Sunscreens. There have been recent reports in t...
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 China's Animal Testing Regulations: Ethical Legislations or Commercial Strategy? - BeautyMatter » The Chinese cosmetics industry is something of an untapped goldmine for Western brands. It is the second-largest market be...
Monday, July 26, 2021 The Urgent Case For Sunscreen Safety - BeautyMatter » IBA President, Ken Marenus, provides insights to BeautyMatter: The Urgent Case For Sunscreen Safety. Click here to read t...
Monday, July 26, 2021 BeautyMatter article: Q2 Regulatory Matters Important to Indie Brands » BeautyMatter featured a Q2 Regulatory roundup provided by IBA. Click here to check it out on the BeautyMatter site!
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 FDA Publishes Arrears List for Facilities Owing FY2021 Facility Fees » OMUFA Update FDA Publishes Arrears List For Facilities Owing FY2021 Facility Fees &nbs...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Canada: Proposed New Language Bill in Quebec » Province of Quebec Introduces Bill 96 Purpose of the Bill: to strengthen provisions governing the use of French as the la...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Citizen Petition Sent to FDA Regarding Reported Benzene in Sunscreen Products » A citizen petition has been submitted by Valisure LLC to FDA regarding testing conducted by Valisure on various sunscreens...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 FDA Publishes Notice of Intent for Environmental Impact Statement for Certain Sunscreen Drug Product » FDA has published in the Federal Register a notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS under the National Environmental Poli...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 FTC Enforcement - Deceptive CBD Product Marketing » FTC is continuing to monitor and enforce health claims made for CBD products. One of the latest settlements is with Kushly...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Did California Quietly Ban CBD Containing Cosmetics? » The California Department of Public Health published an agency document CDPH Information on Industrial Hemp (IH) Derivati...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 New Washington State Law - Impacts Hair Care and Skin Care Packaging » Washington State has enacted SB 5022 which sets registration and minimum recycled content requirements for certain persona...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 25% Import Tariff on Goods made in the UK » It has come to our attention that there is a tariff on some goods made in the UK that is imminent. These include cos...
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Brexit transition: Stakeholder guidance on EU rules in the field of cosmetic products » Since 1 February 2020, the UK has withdrawn from the EU. The ‘withdrawal agreement’ provides for a transition period endin...
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