All news articles for January 2012

Friends of the Earth sue FDA over nanomaterials regulation

Friends of the Earth sue FDA over nanomaterials regulation

By Michelle Yeomans

Friends of the Earth along with half a dozen other US non-governmental organizations have filed suit against the FDA for its failure to regulate nanomaterials as requested in a petition to the FDA these groups filed in 2006.

IntraPac's new plastic laminate tube for cosmetics

Investment firm takes over IntraPac with a view to future growth

By Andrew McDougall

Specialty packaging firm IntraPac has been taken over by CI Capital Partners in a bid to build on the company’s diverse customer base and expand on its array of packaging solutions for the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries.

People on the move: cosmetics jobs

People on the move: cosmetics jobs

By Pooja Kondhia

Cosmetics Design presents it latest round up of the movers and shakers in the cosmetics industry, including appointments at Beiersdorf, LVMH and Coty.

EU Commission proposes exemption to animal testing ban

EU Commission proposes exemption to animal testing ban

By Michelle Yeomans

The European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE) has issued a statement suggesting that the European Commission is likely to propose an exemption to the animal testing ban for products that contain "significant added value".