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NGOs challenge cosmetics companies to follow J&J in chemical phaseout
24-Sep-2012 - The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has, alongside the Breast Cancer Fund challenged five major cosmetic and personal care companies to phase-out or reduce the use of certain chemicals in their...
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Is it time for cosmetics industry to change ads following further FDA claim crackdowns?
20-Sep-2012 - The last week has seen two cosmetics companies pulled up on separate occasions by the US Food and Drug Administration over drug-like claims made in their advertising of beauty products,...
Dermalogica is the latest company to be penalised for testing on animals
20-Sep-2012 - The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC), which operates the Leaping Bunny Program in the U.S, has announced that they have stripped Dermalogica of its cruelty-free logo after finding the...
NARB recommends Fair Trade USA to better inform consumers with ingredient seal
19-Sep-2012 - A National Advertising Review Board (NARB) panel has recommended that Fair Trade USA require users of the organization’s “Fair Trade Certified” seal for composite products to provide additional information to...
Another cosmetic company feels the FDA’s wrath over misleading marketing claims
18-Sep-2012 - US based ‘Greek Island Labs’ is the latest cosmetic company to receive a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration, after finding that its products were ultimately violating regulation...
Canada issues new guidelines on heavy metals in cosmetics
13-Sep-2012 - The Canadian government has issued new guidelines on heavy metals like lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury and antimony in an effort it says, to determine appropriate limits of ‘impurities’ in cosmetics.
FDA raps L'Oréal over anti-ageing marketing claims
12-Sep-2012 - The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter over marketing terms relating to skin care products sold under L'Oréal’s Lancôme brand in the United States.
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Honeywell ingredient certified for use in natural & organic cosmetics
11-Sep-2012 - Inspection body Ecocert has certified Honeywell’s hair and skin care ingredient Asensa NFF 11E for use in natural and organic cosmetics.
Estée Lauder Targets unauthorised sales of MAC cosmetics
07-Sep-2012 - Estée Lauder has taken legal action against fashion retailer Target accusing it of selling counterfeit cosmetics in its stores in Australia under the MAC Cosmetics brand.
Merck in the courts over misleading sunscreen advertising claims
05-Sep-2012 - Merck Consumer Care is allegedly being sued in a class-action consumer fraud lawsuit that claims its advertisements for Coppertone sunscreen are deceptive in promoting the degree of sun protection the...
Israel cosmetics criticized over ingredients sourcing
04-Sep-2012 - Israel-based cosmetics company Ahava has been accused of ‘pillaging’ the natural resources of the dead sea that lie in the Palestinian territory by a human rights report.
Watchdog finds mercury-containing skin whiteners still on sale despite govt. ban
04-Sep-2012 - Despite a government ban on cosmetics containing mercury being sold in the Phillipines, a public interest group claims to have found 11 brands of skin whitening products containing mercury still...
Could tattoo ink/pigment contamination concern apply to normal cosmetics?
27-Aug-2012 - The Food and Drug Administration has recently issued a warning in regards to ink/ pigments in tattoos having the potential to become contaminated by bacteria, mold, and fungus, if not handled in a...
Dermatologists give green light to new sunscreen labeling rules
27-Aug-2012 - Dermatologists based in Chicago have commended the final regulations on sunscreen labeling put in place by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) saying they will better inform and protect...
First US panel analyzes gene expression in response to UV exposure
23-Aug-2012 - Genomics service provider, Genemarkers is said to be the first to offer the personal care industry a gene expression panel to assist scientists on the effects of UV exposed skin.
FDA raps Vienna Beauty Products over safety procedures at its facility
22-Aug-2012 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to cosmetic company, Vienna Beauty Products after finding that its manufacturing facility was not compliant with its safety regulation...
China approves more testing methods for imported and exported cosmetics
21-Aug-2012 - After looking into inspection standards of imported and exported goods, four industrial bodies set up by the Shan Xi Inspection and Quarantine Bureau have approved bisphenol A and antimony-related testing...
Competitor complaints lead to another ad ban for Colgate
20-Aug-2012 - Toothpaste titan Colgate-Palmolive has been told to discontinue certain claims made about its Optic White toothpaste following a competitor complaint; this time from Procter & Gamble.
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FDA gives Perrigo the go ahead on clobetasol propionate shampoo
20-Aug-2012 - The Food and Drug Administration has given its approval for the global healthcare supplier to go ahead with its new drug application said to treat psoriasis.
CTPA: Avoid unrealistic scare stories, cosmetics are safe
16-Aug-2012 - 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 PCPC refutes, re-assures and defends regulation issues in cosmetics..
15-Aug-2012 - The Personal Care Products Council has been kept busy this year refuting allegations that some cosmetics are not safe. In light of this, Cosmetics Design rounds up what they have been refuting...
Dr. Bronner lawsuit over the definition of organics is dismissed
13-Aug-2012 - The on-going lawsuit between Dr. Bronner and a number of defending cosmetics companies and certification bodies has been dismissed by a California district court, bringing an end to over four...
SFDA approves 3rd cosmetic ingredient in 5 months after four year silence
09-Aug-2012 - The China State Food and Drug Administration has approved a third new ingredient, ‘Phenylethyl Resorcinol’, since taking on the responsibilities of cosmetics management from the Ministry of Health since 2008.
Law firm to investigate Nu Skin over potential violations concerning China operations
09-Aug-2012 - US-based law firm Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman (BG&G) has announced it will investigate potential claims made about Nu Skin Enterprises concerning potential violations of federal securities laws.
Ricky Gervais slams cosmetics companies selling in China amidst animal testing furore
31-Jul-2012 - Actor and comedian Ricky Gervais has used his public status to criticise cosmetics companies involved in animal testing, accusing them of abandoning ethics in order to sell products in China.
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